What’s going on with South Africa’s social grants — and what it means for SASSA beneficiaries

These are the latest updates from SASSA regarding social grant payments and the upcoming R10 increase. This is how these ...
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Sassa Now Making SRD Grant Payments For September

Millions of people rely on the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to purchase basic goods and access basic services ...
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Court dismisses Postbank’s bid to halt end of Sassa contract

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has removed from its roll Postbank’s urgent application aimed at stopping the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) from ending its service agreement. The ...

Uncertainy looms over social grants payments as Postbank at odds with Sassa

Postbank has raised concerns over Sassa's decision to extend their Master Service Agreement unilaterally, arguing that the ...
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Coronavirus: The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on faster payments of Coronavirus Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grants due to Lockdown Level 3 implementation

Sunday’s announcement by His Excellency President Matamela Ramaphosa in response to the Corona virus epidemic brings much needed hope to the country. It also enables SASSA to accelerate the pace of ...
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South Africa: Judge Dismisses Postbank's Attempt to Keep Social Grants Contract

Postbank "created its own urgency" by waiting until September to bring the application, the Gauteng High Court ruled. It has known since 2024 that the contract would be terminated this month.
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SASSA Launches Mandatory Biometric Verification for Social Grant Recipients in South Africa

The biometric system strengthens fraud detection capabilities and maintains the integrity of SASSA’s grant distribution process. Through biometric verification, the agency works to ensure that only ...
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Postbank Assures SASSA Beneficiaries of Stable Access to Social Grants

The confirmation ensures that beneficiaries can continue to use their Postbank Black Cards and SASSA Gold Cards with ...
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South Africa: Sassa Extends Postbank's Contract By Three Months

SASSA has extended its contract with Postbank by three months. The Master Services Agreement, which governs the payment of millions of grants, will remain in place while an Inter-Ministerial Committee ...
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Coronavirus - South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) opens its system for approved applicants to change their preferred method of payment for the special Coronavirus ...

SASSA will once again open its system for approved applicants to change their preferred method of payment for the special COVID-19 SRD grant. The window period is scheduled for Monday 31 August to ...
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SASSA says it has fixed most of its audit problems but gaps remain

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has told Parliament it has implemented 98% of the corrective actions the Auditor-General required of it, but there are still gaps in its systems. Among ...
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"Poverty Is Disheartening": Video of Dramatic Rush to SASSA Station in Mall Sparks Outrage in SA

A dramatic rush to a SASSA station in a mall sparked outrage in South Africa over overcrowding and poor organisation, highlighting the need for improved efficiency.