Isn’t it crazy to think that June 2024 SASSA grant payments will be the first after the 29 May General Elections? As we all know, the South African Social Security Agency increased grants by 4.8% back in April. Likewise, the department is tightening its belt to eliminate irregular payments that are costing it millions each month.
To eradicate fraud and corruption, it has just introduced facial recognition in the SASSA referral process. As per its stricter asset- and means-test policing, this is to catch those fraudulently claiming others’ monthly R370 SRDs. Now you’ll no longer be able to hide in the shadows, says the agency.
JUNE 2024 SASSA GRANT PAYMENTS
With just Social Relief of Distress grants to go between 25 and 30 May 2024, our attention then moves to June 2024 SASSA grant payments. With roughly 4-million Older Persons, 13-million Childcare (across three grants) and 1-million Disability and War Veterans, social welfare payments account for 3.6% of the country’s GDP.
Even accounting for that fact, South Africa’s social grants are nowhere near enough to make ends meet for those who need them to survive. Consumer inflation for the year sits at roughly 6.2% and Eskom has hiked electricity by 12.8%. As a result, grant recipients are steadily getting poorer and worse equipped to survive in this cost-of-living crisis Mzansi finds itself in. That’s why a large majority of SASSA Child Support grant beneficiaries engage in informal work to support themselves.
PAYMENTS GOING FORWARD
Here’s what lies in wait for the rest of the year. However, this does not account for the Democratic Alliance coming to power after the 29 May elections and changes it might implement to social welfare …
| Grant | April 2024 (complete) | October 2024 | Total increase in 2024 |
| Old Age (60 years) | R2 180 | R2 190 | R100 (4.8%) |
| Old Age (75 years) | R2 200 | R2 210 | R100 (4.7%) |
| Foster Care | R1 180 | – | R50 (4.4%) |
| Child Support | R530 | – | R20 (3.9%) |
| Disability | R2 180 | R2 190 | R100 (4.8%) |
| Care Dependency | R2 180 | R2 190 | R100 (4.8%) |
Take note of the remaining SASSA payment dates for the rest of 2024:
JUNE 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 4 June 2024.
- Disability Grants: Wednesday 5 June 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Thursday 6 June 2024.
JULY 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 2 July 2024.
- Disability Grants: Wednesday 3 July 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Thursday 4 July 2024.
AUGUST 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Friday 2 August 2024.
- Disability Grants: Monday 5 August 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Tuesday 6 August 2024.
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SEPTEMBER 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 3 September 2024.
- Disability Grants: Wednesday 4 September 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Thursday 5 September 2024.
OCTOBER 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Wednesday 2 October 2024.
- Disability Grants: Thursday 3 October 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Friday 4 October 2024
NOVEMBER 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 5 November 2024.
- Disability Grants: Wednesday 6 November 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Thursday 7 November 2024.
DECEMBER 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 3 December 2024.
- Disability Grants: Wednesday 4 December 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Thursday 5 December 2024.
*The agency reminds beneficiaries that payments may take 2-3 days to reflect in your bank account.
SASSA QUERIES
For any payment queries contact:
- SASSA Toll-Free Call: 0800 60 10 11
- SASSA Head Office: 012 400 2322
- Email SASSA: [email protected]
- Or email: [email protected]
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