SASSA grants

SASSA grant beneficiaries struggling to access payments in time. image. GroundUp

SASSA grants | January 2023 payments: FIVE days to go

In five days’ time, South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries will be able to access their money for January 2023.

SASSA grants

SASSA grant beneficiaries struggling to access payments in time. image. GroundUp

In just five days’ time, South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries will be able to access their money for January 2023.

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SASSA GRANTS PAYMENT DATES FOR JANUARY 2023

Older persons and their associated grants will be paid first followed by disability grants and child grants on the dates as below:

Older persons – Tuesday, 3 January

Disability grants – Wednesday, 4 January

Children’s grants – Thursday, 5 January

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Meanwhile, Postbank has advised all SASSA grant beneficiaries that ATM withdrawals using the gold cards have been suspended for December only. 

This comes as a number of beneficiaries (old age, disabled and children) could not access their grants on the specified payment dates for both November and December. 

In a statement, Postbank said it has been experiencing a number of technical glitches that disrupted the smooth withdrawal of social grants. It added that an investigation has uncovered a series of network attacks by criminal elements determined to commit systematic ATM card fraud related crimes on Postbank payments using sophisticated modus operandi. 

“As a mitigating exercise, and in consultation with our partners following the resurgence of these criminal activities at the inception of the December payments, it has become necessary that Postbank suspends SASSA grants withdrawal at ATMs for those clients using the Postbank issued SASS gold cards,” the state owned bank said.

Postbank further advised beneficiaries using the Postbank issued gold cards to withdraw their social grants monies at any retail outlet nationwide that provides cashback functionality such as Shoprite, Checkers, USave, Boxer and Pick n Pay.

“We assure customers that a dedicated team of professionals assisted by experienced external experts as well as law enforcement agencies have been assigned to deal with this challenge and great progress has been made to close down all avenues used by these criminals.

“Postbank is aware of the impact that this change in payment channels will have on the social grants beneficiaries and other stakeholders, and we apologise for the inconvenience.”

Postbank

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