Here are all the essential 2024 SASSA payment dates this week and the others you need to diarise for the coming months. Established 20-years ago, in 2004, the South African Social Security Agency administers all grants in South Africa.
These monthly endowments to the neediest citizens in South Africa cover 60% of the expenses of nearly one quarter of the population. According to Statista, roughly 18-million South Africans live in extreme poverty, which equates to less than R35 per day. As a result, every Rand received through grants does help in the fight against poverty.
2024 SASSA PAYMENT DATES
When consulting these 2024 SASSA payment dates, remember that beneficiaries can receive their funds via direct deposit into their bank account, or from a mobile cash point at a participating retailer. Following the South African Post Offices’ financial woes in 2023, cash payments at SAPO branches will be phased out between January and end of March 2024.
According to the South African Government website, your 2024 SASSA payment dates for the first quarter are:
JANUARY 2024
Older Persons Grants: Wednesday 3 January 2024 (yesterday).
Disability Grants: Thursday 4 January 2024 (today).
Children’s Grants: Friday 5 January 2024 (tomorrow).
FEBRUARY 2024
Older Persons Grants: Friday 2 February 2024.
Disability Grants: Monday 5 February 2024.
Children’s Grants: Tuesday 6 February 2024.
MARCH 2024
Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 5 March 2024.
Disability Grants: Wednesday 6 March 2024.
Children’s Grants: Thursday 7 February 2024.
The South African Social Security Agency wishes to remind beneficiaries that payments may take 2-3 days to reflect in certain bank accounts.
