SASSA Payment Dates for 2025-2026

SASSA payment dates are officially scheduled on a monthly basis, each grant pay date comes at the start of the month.

In the starting section of the month, within 3 or 4 days all grant payments are disbursed into the beneficiary’s account.

SASSA is an organization that fulfills its payment promises on time. SASSA releases its monthly payments for needy people who are successfully nominated as their official recipients.

If you are one of the SASSA recipients and have checked your grant status, you must have an eye on official SASSA payment dates.

SASSA releases a monthly funds disbursement timetable for this year, specifying the dates for funds to be transferred to recipients’ bank accounts or accessible for collection at assigned payment locations.

Keep one thing in mind SASSA pay dates are from July-March of the year.

SASSA Payment Dates for All Grants from 2025 to 2026

following are all grants financial year payment dates including months, week days, and exact date of your grant on which you’re going to receive your payment.

Old Age Grant Payment Dates

All old age grant beneficiaries are advised to collect their payments from the dates as mentioned in the table below.

Here i have mentioned the total payment amounts of this grant:

All these payment amounts are based on the Treasury of South Africa, As the Treasury announces new payment dates, it will be updated here immediately.

Months	Starting Dates	Week Day
April 25	2025/04/02	Wednesday
May 25	2025/05/06	Tuesday
June 25	2025/06/03	Tuesday
July 25	2025/07/02	Wednesday
August 25	2025/08/05	Tuesday
September 25	2025/09/02	Tuesday
October 25	2025/10/02	Thursday
November 25	2025/11/04	Tuesday
December 25	2025/12/02	Tuesday
January 26	2026/01/06	Tuesday
February 26	2026/02/03	Tuesday
March 26	2026/03/03	Tuesday

Payment Methods for SASSA Funds

SASSA payments can be received using the following officially announced payments methods by SASSA:

1. You can utilize SASSA gold card at any bank’s officially operated ATM.
2. You can also collect funds by physically visiting a government post office which is not so common because people prefer to receive them through wire transfer.
3. You can also receive SASSA finances through officially allocated nodes that SASSA has announced like USave stores, Boxer, Shoprite, Checkers, and Pick N Pay.
4. There can be more ways to collect money, but these are officially announced and most commonly used by local people in South Africa.

SASSA Payment Delay Causes

There are some factors that may affect the time you get your payment in your hand. So you should be keeping in mind the time and factors that may cause Sassa payment delay.

• Power Cut: sometimes shortage of electricity or official government permits may lead to long-term electricity outages in the country that may disturb the flow of the Internet banking system.
• Government Annual Budgeting: this is the most common issue that often happens in almost all countries at the start of the year, but specifically in South Africa, it has many effects on people’s lives. If the South African government takes some extra time for budgeting, your grant payment schedule might get disturbed, so you should be aware of this.
• System Update: SASSA usually doesn’t take any decision for improving its system from a technical aspect, but it’s a possible thing, you might face delays in payment if specifically on paydays SASSA uses to update its system.
• Banking System Technical Update: sometimes the bank you’re using as an integration with SASSA can update its system, this can affect individuals differently as SASSA offers multiple banks to attach for payments.
• Inflation: If due to any surge in inflation, SASSA has decided to change the grant payment amounts, this can highly affect the time for the disbursement of your payment.

You can get in touch with the SASSA Service Center

SASSA is a crucial provider of social grants to millions in South Africa, supporting around 50% of the population.

They offer a fresh payment schedule, ensuring grant recipients know when to expect their payments, whether they applied online or offline. For further details on payout dates and eligibility criteria for government social grants, reach out to SASSA Service Centers.

FAQs

For More Information

You can make call Toll-Free SASSA Helpline: 0800 60 10 11
For official SASSA Office Appointment Line: 012 400 2322
For other queries official SASSA Email Address: grantenquiries@sassa.gov.za

SASSA Status Check