Just as in prior months, SASSA has published the list of the September 2025 R3,070 grant social grant recipients. This month, a small group of South Africans will be receiving the R3,070 consolidated grant payments. This type of payment is a great relief to families in need. Please see below for the September 2025 payment … Read more
Presiding over social grant disbursements, The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), has released an updated grant payment schedule. Payments for the approved Older Persons Grants, Child Support Grants, and Disability Grants will be disbursed together with the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants. With the current economic situation, the funds will help cover food, … Read more
Starting in April and extending through October, South Africans can expect increases to their SASSA grants. This step is to aid South Africans affected by the trading economy, specifically the living cost, and to assist those under the worst conditions. Below, we outline the new amounts, dates, and corresponding requirements for the beneficiaries. Updated Grant … Read more
The start of the increase in social grants became effective in August 2025 in South Africa. This adjustment addresses the increased needs of millions of recipients of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grants. This adjustment provides some relief to struggling households and is a form of additional assistance from the state. Additionally, in … Read more
The R370 grant is social relief of distress funds designated by the South African government as financial assistance. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) administers these funds. The R370 SRD grant is very helpful to the recipients, just like the rest of SASSA’s grants. Unlike the rest of SASSA’s grants, the R370 SRD grant … Read more
The current youth jobless rate is 46.5%. To combat this, the South African government plans to provide a grant of R12,500 to every unemployed South African citizen between the ages of 18 to 35 on 15th August 2025. The money from such grants may be used from kick-starting one’s business, advancing one’s vocational training, to … Read more
With grants such as the Older Persons Grant, Disability Grant, Child Support Grant, and Social Relief of Distress Grant, SASSA is assisting over 19 million South Africans. With grant funding, people can buy food, access healthcare, and even educate their children. Additionally, SASSA has published the payment schedule of these grants for September 2025 to … Read more
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) social grants such as the Child Support, Disability, Older Person’s, and Social Relief of Distress grants are the country’s financial safety net. They enable people to meet basic needs like food, medicine, and even the payment of utility services. In the especially trying times of rising prices, they provide … Read more
Social Grants, such as the Older Persons, Disability, Child Support, and Social Relief of Distress, bolster vulnerable South Africans. They allow recipients to access food, healthcare, and even school fees. In August 2025, SASSA took steps to further alleviate the cost of living, issuing supplementary and early payments through the Social Grants Programme. Early Payment … Read more
I would like to bring to your attention that SASSA (South African Social Security Agency) issues several types of grants, including those for older persons, disability, child support, and social relief of distress (SRD). The grants issued by SASSA enable millions of South Africans to meet their basic food, health, and educational needs. In September … Read more