The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed the cost dates for grants for January 2025.

The grants kicked off final Friday with Older Person’s grants being distributed.

They will proceed this week with Disability grants on Monday, 6 January and Children’s grants on Tuesday, 7 January.

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SASSA is liable for distributing grants and allowances to deprived individuals who require monetary help in Mzansi.

At final rely, SASSA is charged with disbursing social welfare to roughly 24 million individuals in Mzansi.

That determine includes 4 million old-age-pensioners, 13 million childcare beneficiaries, 6 million Social Relief of Distress (SRD) recipients, and roughly 1 million incapacity and warfare veterans.

SASSA beneficiaries can obtain their SASSA funds from chosen supermarkets, similar to Pick n Pay, Boxer, USave retailers, Checkers and Shoprite, and acquire this via their SASSA card, CashSend, or by getting the quantity straight transferred into their checking account.

Dates

The all-important cost dates are confirmed effectively forward of time for these affected to mark of their calendars.

Meanwhile, under are the cost dates for the primary three months of subsequent 12 months.

Diarise the next cost dates for Older individual’s grants, Disability grants and Children’s grants:

As it stands, the stipend for Older Persons (aged between 60-75 years), Disability and the Care Dependency Grants, quantities to R2 190.

Persons older than 75 years of age and warfare veterans obtain an quantity of R2 210.

The Foster Care Grant quantities to R1 180, whereas the Child Support Grant is at present R530 per 30 days.

SASSA has warned beneficiaries to disregard widespread misinformation relating to the altering of cost dates and to make sure that their data is up-to-date.

Types of SASSA grants and quantities

1. SRD Grant
The SRD (Social Relief Distress Grant) is geared toward South African Citizens, Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Special Permit Holders who’re between 18 and 60 years previous. To qualify for this grant, these people should not have the required means or obtain any social grants, should not contributing/ eligible for UIF cost, and don’t have any monetary help from another supply. The quantity for this grant is R370 per 30 days. 

Find out more about the SRD Grant and how to apply here

2. Child Support Grant
If you might be in monetary want, you possibly can obtain a grant that can assist you increase your baby. You will have to be the kid’s main caregiver (i.e. father or mother, grandparent, or baby over the age of 16 main the household) and go the means check. You will obtain R530 a month for every baby. If you’re a main caregiver for an orphaned baby, you’ll obtain R750 per 30 days for every baby (the R500 CSG and the R250 top-up). 

Find out more about the Child Support Grant and how to apply here

3. Foster Child Support
If you’ve a foster baby, additionally, you will be eligible to obtain a grant. A foster baby is somebody who has been positioned in your care by the court docket because of being orphaned, deserted, abused, in danger, or uncared for. The foster baby help is R1 180 per 30 days per baby. 

Find out more about the Foster Child Grant and how to apply here

4. Care Dependency Grant
This grant is for people who’re taking care of youngsters with extreme disabilities which will require full-time and particular care. This grant covers youngsters from delivery till they attain the authorized age of 18 and equates to R2 090 per 30 days per baby. 

Find out more about the Care Dependency Grant and how to apply here

5. Disability Grant
This grant is obtainable to people who’ve a psychological and/or bodily incapacity that inhibits them from working for longer than 6 months. Individuals are supplied a brief incapacity grant if their ailment lasts for a steady interval of 6-12 months and a everlasting grant if it continues for greater than a 12 months. It is vital to notice {that a} everlasting incapacity grant does NOT imply that you’ll obtain the grant on your complete life, however quite, that it’s going to proceed for longer than 12 months. The most payout for a incapacity grant is R2 090 per 30 days. 

Find out more about the Disability Grant and how to apply here

6. Pensioners Grant (Older Person’s Grant)
This grant is given to people who’re older (60 years or plus) and may now not work and earn a wage. People from ages 60 to 75 years previous will obtain R2 190 per 30 days, while these older than 75 will obtain R2 210 per 30 days. 

Find out more about the Older Person’s Grant and how to apply here

7. Grant-In-Aid
This Aid is given to people who’re residing on a social grant however can’t take care of themselves. They will obtain this extra grant to pay the one who takes full-time care of them, which equates to R510 per 30 days. 

Find out more about the Grant-In-Aid and how to apply here

8. War Veteran’s Grant
If you’re a formal soldier that fought within the Second World War (1939 to 1945) or the Korean War (1950 to 1953) and are unable to financially help your self, you’ll obtain this grant that equates to R2 210 per 30 days. 

Find out more about the War Veteran’s Grant and how to apply here
 

NOTE

• Amounts are topic to alter in April and October yearly.
• Candidates which might be receiving an Older Persons/ Pensioners grant or Disability grant, will obtain cost of all their grants linked to their account first, whereas different grant recipients shall be paid 1 or 2 days later.
• Only qualifying beneficiaries will obtain the related social payouts every month.

Are you eligible for any SASSA cost grant?

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