Sassa Confirmed! Early payment for ALL Sassa grants in April
Sassa grant recipients will receive their first increase of the new year in early April. When and where…The Sassa payments dates for April 2025 and the increases in permanent social allowances have now been announced.
The good news is that the payment date has been moved earlier, in addition to this year’s initial increases which came into effect on April 1st you can check April grant payments.
Sassa grants are usually paid between the third and fifth of each month. It is a problem that the 5th April falls on Saturday, as payment cannot be made on weekends or public holidays as you know the SRD grant was initially R350 SRD grant, and recently, in April 2024, it was increased to R370 grant .
Sassa Grant payment dates for April 2025
The iranti-org.co.za received confirmation from Andile Tshona, a Sassa spokesperson on Monday. He confirmed that all permanent grant recipients will have their money available earlier in the month of April.
- Older Persons Grant: Wednesday, 2 April
- Disability Grant: Thursday, 3 April
- Children’s grants: Friday, 4 April
Sassa Grant Increases Effective April 2025
Enoch Godongwana, Minister of Finance and Economic Development (Enoch) announced in his delayed Budget Speech that the National Treasury will allocate R284.7 billion to permanent social grants for 2025/26.
The following increase will be effective from April 20,25.
Enoch Godongwana, Minister of Finance and Economic Development (Enoch) announced in his delayed Budget Speech that the National Treasury will allocate R284.7 billion to permanent social grants for 2025/26 and R700 grant.
The following possible grant increases will be effective from April 20,25.
- Grants for Old Age and Disablement (60 to 74 Years) by R130 up to R2,315
- Old age (75+) grantby R135to R2,335
- War Veterans Grant from R130 up to Rs 2,315
- Grant for Care Dependency from R130 up to R2,315
- Child Support Grant by R30 up to R560
- Foster Care Grant from Rs. 70 up to Rs. 1,250.
Sassa Gold Cards: What will happen after the 20th March deadline?
The deadline for Sassa Gold card holders to upgrade their cards and get the Postbank Black card is Thursday 20th March.
For those that were unable to switch by the deadline, the following restrictions apply:
- Even if there are funds on the account, no beneficiary can use their Sassa Gold card for any transactions.
- Sassa Gold cards will no longer be accepted in stores to purchase or withdraw money.
- Any attempts to use the card will be automatically rejected by the system.
- Sassa Gold cards will not work on ATMs. When inserting the card into an ATM, it may swallowed.
How to get your grant money
Bongani Dikeo, spokesperson for Postbank told the Citizen grant recipients that were not yet able migrate would be still be able collect their grants.
In April and May, they will be limited to withdrawing cash from South African Post Office branches or retailers till points .
Postbank continues to exchange the Sassa Gold card up until June 2025.
Postbank has urged those who have already received a black Postbank card to withdraw their funds from ATMs or the following retail outlets:
- Shoprite,
- Usave,
- Boxer,
- Spar,
- Choose n Pay
- Checkers.
Postbank has stated that grant recipients who have black cards won’t be able to get assistance at the post office if they hold a card.
Foreign nationals are eligible for the program
The new black card is not available to foreign nationals.
Despite the fact that gold cards are no longer working, grant recipients can still use their existing documents to access their money in any post office. They must also bring along their current documents to ensure that they have a smooth experience.
For more information, contact Postbank toll-free at 0800 53 54 55 or email [email protected].
Questions and Complaints about General Sassa
- E-mail Sassa head office at: [email protected]
- Call the Sassa Toll Free Call Centre at 0800601011.
- Call the Sassa headquarters at 012 40 2322.
you can also you can contact for sassa appeal process
