Planning your month can be tough, especially when you’re waiting on an important payment. If you rely on a SASSA grant, here is the Sassa grant payment schedule for April 2024.
If you rely on a grant from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), you’re in luck! This article breaks down the exact Sassa grant payment schedule for April 2024, ensuring you know exactly when to expect your Sassa money.
So, whether you’re receiving an older person’s grant, a disability grant or a child support grant, we’ve got you covered.
Sassa disburses grant payments to millions of vulnerable South Africans each and every month.Social grants distributed by Sassa include the Older Persons pension grant, Disability grant, War Veterans grant, Care Dependency grant, Foster Child grant, Child Support grant, Child Support grant Top-Up and Grant-in-aid.
Sassa Payment Dates For April 2024
The agency announced that Sassa grant payments will be made from the second working day of the month, excluding public holidays and weekends.
- Older Persons Grant – 3 April 2024
- Disability Grants – 4 April 2024
- Children’s Grants – 5 April 2024
Sassa Increase 2024
Beneficiaries of Sassa grants can look forward to a boost to their monthly Sassa payment soon! Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana confirmed an increase to SASSA grants, with the first installment kicking in on 1 April 1st and a second top-up following on 1 October.
War Veterans Grant
The War Veterans Grant will increase by R90 in April and then R10 in October.
Foster Child Grant
The Foster Care Grant will only have one increase of R50 in April.
Child Support Grant
The Child support grant will only have one increase of R20 in April.
Disability Grant
The Disability grant will have an increase of R90 in April. There will be another small increase in the Disability Grant of R10 in October.
R350 SRD Grant
SRD grant beneficiaries will begin receiving R370 from 1 April 2024. This means that the R350 grant is being increased by R20 or 5.7%.
Permanent Sassa grants are paid to approximately 18 million people every month while the SRD grant is paid to approximately 9 million people living in South Africa every month.
