SASSA Payment Dates for August 2024
The updated SASSA payment for August has been officially disclosed for all beneficiary types. You can check here the payment dates for your grant and collect timely from ATMs.
On the official SASSA payment dates, you must be at your related payment point to receive your SASSA payment, we advise you to fix any issue if you’re facing with your card or bank account before the payday.
In case there is an issue with your card; like if your card is expired or your bank account is halted due to any other reason, you’ll not be able to collect your payment.
SASSA Pay Days for August 2024
To collect your payments for August month safely and soundly, you can visit your payment point a day after the release date of payment, in this way you can avoid traffic and rush of other beneficiaries at ATMs.
| Grants | Dates |
|---|---|
| Old Age Grant | 2 August 2024 |
| Disability Grant | 5 August 2024 |
| Other SASSA Grants | 6 August 2024 |
>> Also know September dates.
You must be aware that SASSA doesn’t disburse all its payments for all grants on the same date to avoid rush and CHAOS in the country.
SASSA Payment Amounts
SASSA has allocated different grant amounts for almost all the grant types it’s offering, as a continued beneficiary or as a new applicant, you must know the amount of a specific SASSA grant.
| Child Support Grant | R480 |
| Care Dependency Grant | R1990 |
| Foster Child Grant | R1070 |
| War Veterans Grant | R2010 |
| Old Age Grant | R1990 |
| Disability Grant | R1990 |
As a new applicant, you must choose the most suitable grant for yourself or the grant to which your eligibility and criteria meet best, you can’t change any grant of your choice, as you must meet the SASSA criteria.
Once your grant is officially approved by SASSA, you won’t change the grant amount by making an appeal to SASSA or by using any other means because SASSA policy does not allow this.
Payment Withdrawal Precautions
- Pre-plan a week before the pay date and always try to visit the pay point with your only family member or a close friend.
- Avoid peak hours or mid-day visits to ATMs and also don’t try to visit ATMs for payment late at night.
- While entering the ATM cabin, don’t allow anyone to enter inside along with you.
- Never accept help offers from people standing at ATMs, and only discuss your issue with the bank staff currently on duty.
- While you deal with the ATM machine, try to cover the keypad with one hand and type PIN with the other hand.
- At the time when the machine releases your card and cash, take your card first, save it, and then take your cash, this will help you avoid usual card captures.
- Take your cash, leave the ATM, and don’t stop anywhere unless you reach your home door.
- Choose crowded areas to reach your home.
- Stay alert of SMS notifications related to transactions by simply not ignoring them.
- For more enhanced safety of your card, you can consider changing PIN after one or two months.
