Looking forward to the upcoming 2024 SASSA festive season grants, it’s enterprise as typical for South Africa’s hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries. The South African Social Security Agency confirmed its November 2024 disbursement dates earlier this month. Likewise, following the finance minister’s Mid-Term Budget Statement (MTBS), we’ve extrapolated what the doubtless SASSA grant increases for 2025 will probably be.

Nevertheless, whereas we look ahead to official phrase on the destiny of Old Age, Childcare, Disability and War Veterans grants in 2025, the company reminds grant recipients that 2024 SASSA festive season grants will keep unchanged. As a consequence, listed here are the grant amounts and final payment dates before the end of the year …

2024 SASSA FESTIVE SEASON GRANTS

The festive season is a time for households to come back collectively and take a well-earned break on the finish of the 12 months. However, authorities grant recipients should pace themselves over Christmas. Due to a stagnant economic system and enduring cost-of-living disaster, Christmas festivities might should be a muted affair this 12 months …

That mentioned, let’s listing the cost dates and quantities for 2024 SASSA festive season grants: 

• Tuesday 3 December 2024 – SASSA Older Persons Grants: R2 190 (over 60) and R2 210 (over 75).
• Wednesday 4 December 2024 – SASSA Disability Grants: R2 190.
• Thursday 5 December 2024 – SASSA Childcare Grants: R2 190 Child Dependency / Foster Care R1 180 / Child Support R530.

SECURE A SASSA GRANT NOW

It’s not but identified when Social Relief of Distress (SRD) will probably be paid on the finish of November and subsequent month. But we anticipate the dates to run roughly from 26 to 30 November. Nine-million recipients depend on the R370 as their solely supply of cash. And, remarkably, the company has to show away almost the identical quantity of functions every month.

Some SASSA applicants can wait up to three months to have their particulars verified. However, if and whenever you’re accredited, you may be back-paid by the company to the date of your first utility. We have created detailed articles on what to do when checking your SASSA SRD status and the right way to contact the company. Also, you may click on HERE for particulars on eligibility and the right way to obtain Older Person grants, and HERE for Childcare beneficiaries.

PAY DATES INTO 2025

Beyond 2024 SASSA festive season grants, you’ll want to diarise the beneath cost dates until March 2025:

JANUARY 2025

• Older Persons Grants: Friday 3 January 2025.
• Disability Grants: Monday 6 January 2025.
• Children’s Grants: Tuesday 7 January 2025.

FEBRUARY 2025

• Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 4 February 2025.
• Disability Grants: Wednesday 5 February 2025.
• Children’s Grants: Thursday 6 February 2025.

MARCH 2025

• Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 4 March 2025.
• Disability Grants: Wednesday 5 March 2025.
• Children’s Grants: Thursday 6 March 2025.

*The company reminds beneficiaries that funds might take 2-3 days to mirror in your checking account.

WILL YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SURVIVE THE FESTIVE SEASON?

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