May 2024 older persons SASSA grant payment can be collected TODAY. Images: Stock/Canva/SASSA
You can collect your older persons grants for MARCH 2024 from TODAY. Here are more details about the recently announced increases.
May 2024 older persons SASSA grant payment can be collected TODAY. Images: Stock/Canva/SASSA
The March older persons SASSA grant payments can be collected from TODAY.
This comes after the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) released the payment schedule for the 2024/25 financial year.
According to SASA the first week of the month is reserved for elderly, child, and disability grant payments.
After that, it is Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant recipients, and all other grants are paid out.
Permanent social grants are increased to keep pace with inflation and increase access:
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana confirmed that the permanent SASSA grants will be INCREASED.
Godongwana delivered his 2024 Budget Speech to Parliament last month.
“We are sensitive to the increase in the cost of living for the nearly 19 million South Africans who rely on these grants to make ends meet.
“In this regard, we have done as much as the fiscal envelope allows. Work is currently underway to improve the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant by April this year.”
Godongwana said.
He furthermore said the National Treasury will work with the Department of Social Development in ensuring that improvements in this grant are captured in the final regulations.
“These improvements will be within the current fiscal framework.
“For the extension of the grant beyond March 2025, the social security policy reforms, together with the funding source, will be finalised.”