This card guide will explain each and everything you should know related to a SASSA card before you actually start enjoying its benefits.
SASSA card is one of the greatest facilities South African Social Security Agency is providing to its beneficiaries to save their time.
These cards are not just limited jo withdrawing money from ATM points, but the working system behind these card is making sure all the time for the security of finances of beneficiaries.
From cashless payments to transferring money, these cards as functional as other bank cards, not lacking even in a single aspect from other highly functional cards.
In this article, I will explain each and everything related to such amazing cards including all the technical problems card holders can face and other luxuries you can enjoy having this card.
What is a SASSA Card?
It’s a specialized payment card that SASSA issues to only verified beneficiaries for the purpose of payment ease. This is a highly safe card to have as no third party is involved in managing its working.
If you’re a SASSA beneficiary, after knowing its luxury features, you’ll wish to have one for yourself.
Who Issues This Card?
SASSA has partnered with PostBank to manage this card which is also a government body, so if you’re thinking about its security then no worries both parties are backend by government keeping your money safe 24/7.
Who can enjoy Benefits of This?
Luckily all SASSA beneficiaries are eligible to have this card, but if you’re a beneficiary of SASSA and you want to use it, you may have to apply for it first after getting your application approved.
If you’re a person receiving grants from SASSA or an applicant and you want to apply for this card, i will tell you shortly about this, but before you apply for this you must have an approved application from SASSA, here is how you can apply for a grant online.
How To Apply for a SASSA Card?
For some people its luck and for some its unfortunate, right now there isn’t any online method that you can follow to apply for a SASSA card, but here is how you can get one.
To apply for a card, you simply need to visit SASSA office branch in your area and simply ask at the help desk that you want to get a SASSA card, they will do their work on their own, you simply have to provide the requirements.
Those requirements are not more than just providing your application number and may be your national ID card, simple as that. After this your card will arrive at your doorstep in some days.
Features of SASSA Card:
This card work similar to a debit card nothing else with some amazing features as listed below:
- Receive funds: your monthly grant money on payment dates will be automatically appear in your card.
- Make payments: like other debit cards you can use this to make online payments on internet.
- Withdraw money: you can use SASSA ATMs to withdraw money using this card os sometime other ATMs which SASSA has announced for withdrawal.
- Buy Online: not only you can buy physical goods, but you can also buy intangible things like buying airtime from this card.
- Withdraw Without This: Even if you don’t have the card, you can withdraw your money using multiple ways, this is the beauty fo SASSA.
Working of This Card:
There isn;t a rocket science in working of this card, if you have it your grant money will appear in this card to use, you can wither withdraw that money in case using this card or use this to buy online groceries.
Even you can sue this in at retail shops, but first you have to make confirm that the retailer should be accepting this card as payment.
The game isn’t over after just having this card, SASSA is always available to provide other services related to this card from damage to expiry and from replacing to renewing it.
Let’s look at some services that you can also enjoy with this.
First of all after having this card, you have to go through renewing this card which is almost same as you activate other cards, here is how to renew this card step by step.
The card activation is another deal, to activate SASSA has made this simple, here are some easy steps you can follow to renew this card.
Here are the problems a card holder typically face, but no worries I have also explained how to deal with all these problems as follow.
- Card Replacement: at some stages a person may have to replace a card due to many reasons, it can be due to card damage or expiry date or name misprinting, you can follow the guide in the link if you want to replace one.
- Card Not Accepting/Decline: there can be several reasons an ATM machine don’t accept a card, these reasons can be technical or non-technical, but this problem can be solved by the guide i have attached in the link.
- Card Lost: losing a card is one of the biggest problem almost every card holder in this world at least once have experienced, but i have explained in the link all the safety measures you should follow after losing it and other things one should do after loosing.
- Unblock Blocked Card: a card due to many reasons, because its processing always depends on computer systems which are always equipped with algorithms to detect unusual activities, and we are humans, sometimes we made such mistakes even unconsciously, but no worries, just following the linked page to unblock the card.
Precautions
These precautionary tips will always be helpful for you, it doesn’t matter what card you have, but if you’re a first time card holder, do read these carefully to ensure the safety of your money in your card.
- Don’t share your card PIN to anyone unknown person.
- In case of losing your SASSA card, immediately report it to the authorities.
- If you re using this card online for purchase, use an incognito window.
- Avoid using someone else’s computer/phone, but if you have to do this, clear cache after using this or use incognito window mode.
- Keep checking your card at ATM regularly to find issues timely and also keep watching on you SASSA status check to get informed about the problems.
All these things related to this card are simple, you don’t have to do anything extra, After having this card and keeping in mind these precautionary measures you’re good to go. In case of any help regarding your card, you can bookmark these pages to learn how to deal with different situations or you can use official SASSA helpline.