The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provides various channels to ensure beneficiaries receive their monthly grant payments on time. SASSA’s platform allows new and existing grant beneficiaries to easily perform Change Banking Details SASSA process online.

Why keeping your SASSA account updated with accurate SRD banking details is important.

  • Personal Information Changes: If your personal details, such as your name or surname changed due to marriage or legal reasons, you can update SASSA banking details to continue receiving your grant funds without interruptions.
  • Switching Bank Accounts: If you open a new bank account in South Africa, close an old account, or switch to a different bank such as Capitec or TymeBank, you must update banking details for R350 and other SASSA grants.
  • Security Concerns: If you suspect fraudulent activity or have not received your grant payment, updating your bank account details with SASSA ensures your grant is secured and payments are deposited into your new account.

Change Banking Details SASSA

To help beneficiaries of missing payment methods, the SASSA status check shows pending banking details for Child Support Grants, Older Persons Grants, and Disability Grants. You can simply follow the steps below to successfully change the SASSA payment method to your personal bank account or select from other available options.

  1. Visit the official SASSA grant portal sassa.gov.za banking details link. https://srd.sassa.gov.za/said
  2. Select your identity type to proceed.
    • South African ID Holder and Green ID Book Holders
    • Asylum Seekers and Special Permit Holders with a valid File Number
  3. Click on the service ‘Change my banking details’.
  4. Input your South African ID number and your Phone Number registered for your Sassa application.
  5. You’ll receive SASSA OTP with a 6-digit code to verify your identity.
  6. After verification you will receive an SMS containing the Sassa banking details link.
  7. Click on the Sassa link and follow the instructions to successfully add or change your bank details.
  8. Enter your Personal Bank Account Information including.
    • Provide Your Bank Name
    • Provide Account Number
    • Provide Branch Code
    • Provide Account Type
  9. Agree to Terms and Conditions for submitted banking details for your Sassa grant payment method.
  10. Confirm your changes and click Submit Updated Banking Details to SASSA to finish the process.

Banking Details Update

Beneficiaries have the freedom to choose any bank in South Africa for their SASSA grant payments. Whether it’s Capitec, TymeBank, Standard Bank, African Bank, Investec, Postbank, or any other registered institution, SASSA supports all bank accounts in the country. You can easily update your banking details at srd.sassa.gov.za for all grants, and there are no restrictions on which bank you use.

SASSA Payment Solutions for Beneficiaries Without a Bank Account

If you don’t have a personal bank account in South Africa, you can still receive your SASSA grant through alternative payment methods supported by the agency.

  • SASSA Card: Use your Sassa Gold Card at ATMs nationwide.
  • Post Office Branches: Collect payments at nearby Post Office (SAPO).
  • Retail Stores: Visit Pick n Pay, Boxer, Shoprite, Checkers, or Usave.

When updating your SRD banking details choose from additional options and select your preferred grant payment method (other than a bank account).

Submit your changes and receive confirmation for your updated SASSA payment channel. Once processed, all future payments will be directed through your selected method, starting from the next payment cycle.

Checking Payment Schedules: To know your payday, visit the latest SASSA payment dates to stay informed about when to collect your grant money.

Sassa Bank Details Verification Time

The verification process for Sassa change banking details for R350 grant or other social grants takes up to 10 business days. During this time SASSA verifies and approves your payment method for future payments. You’ll receive an SMS confirmation on your registered phone once approved. You can use the SRD status check tool to ensure your banking details are updated and approved. Once the status reflects the change, it confirms, your grant payments will be securely received through your chosen method.

SASSA Verification and Validation Process

At SASSA, accuracy and security are paramount and every individual’s bank details registered for grant payments are verified and validated to ensure that approved grants reach the rightful recipients without errors or delays. This commitment extends to South African citizens, permanent residents, and refugees seeking assistance from SASSA.

  • ID Verification: SASSA verifies the applicant’s ID number, name, and surname against the Department of Home Affairs database to confirm their authenticity.
  • Cross-Referencing: SASSA cross-references the applicant’s information with various government databases, including NSFAS, UIF, and SARS, to validate their eligibility.
  • Fraud Risk Scoring: To mitigate fraud risks, the provided ID number and mobile number undergo thorough scrutiny against approved databases. This process is facilitated by our Fraud Prevention Partners at DSD and DHA.

For every new banking detail submitted to SASSA for grant payment transactions, constant verifications are followed through various channels to uphold accuracy and integrity.

Reminder for SASSA Beneficiaries

SASSA has recently discontinued Cash Send services and phased out grant disbursements through this channel. To ensure secure and efficient monthly grant payments, SASSA encourages beneficiaries to transition to bank payments as the preferred method for direct payments. This is the most secure and worry-free solution for Sassa grant beneficiaries.

  • Bank Account Ownership: The bank account used must be registered in your name. SASSA cannot transfer funds to accounts owned by another individual, even if they are also a grant recipient.
  • Mobile Number Registration: If you choose to receive payments via money transfer through a bank, ensure the mobile number linked to the transfer is registered in your name.
  • Freedom of Choice: You have the option to select any bank in South Africa for your grant payments. SASSA respects your choice and does not impose restrictions on the bank account you use.

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147 Comments

  1. Good day
    I would like to apply for a Child Support Grant as I am currently unemployed since May of last year and battling to find a job so I am still unemployed and seeking assistance and support for my child who is living with me and I am also divorced and have no support from her father and she is attending school. I would like to know if I can apply online or how do I apply as this is very urgent and I am desperate for some help and support.

    Thank you
    Regards

  2. Did give my phone number to Homeafares department for changing my application and i’am still waiting for them

  3. I was changing my number for srd sassa and I was struggling to get my brother to complete the link

  5. Hii I just want to let you.guys know that I haven’t made me a srd 350 grand account open I don’t know who’s frauding with my application but yeah can you guys at sassa just help.me with my application please you can let me know through me email or my phone number 06467607 that’s my phone number my ID number is 06022811750 thank you

  9. hi i need to no how will i no if my banking details has been switch successfully for my child grant

  10. I want to change my banking details standard Bank beacous my old bank account is close

  14. Hi please help me to change my bank details my bank details Capitec Bank my account number 227905451

  17. If you have your SASSA portal login and username, please log in and check your application status. It will show if your bank account was added successfully. Alternatively, you will receive a confirmation SMS on your registered phone number.

  18. All users who have not added a personal bank account or selected a new payment method will have their payments on hold. Please remove the postal office option, as it only works for 3 months, and add a proper payment option. Thank you.

  19. Please follow the step-by-step process. You can add any payment option you prefer from the payment options available on the portal. This is the only way to add your preferred payment method.

  20. Please share how your bank is not working for the SASSA payment. The April payments have already been sent to all eligible beneficiaries.

  23. There’s someone who is using my ID number to get a R350 grant because everytime when I’m trying to apply it says the account is already active now I want to change the bank details the problem is I don’t know the cellphone number that he/she used to apply with

  25. I don’t remember applying for R350 so I always check it says that 350 is Active and I didn’t receive anything

  26. I’m a South African citizen and I didn’t receive my January 370 payment , due to the bank I was receiving my 370, which was ithala bank and I will like to change my phone number n banking details because ithala bank does not exist Anymore .my 370 is approved for all the months that I’m supposed to receive it in. But the date hasn’t been shown

  31. I forgot to put my bank details where the money will get so i i didn’t receive the money since march

  33. Always pending then boom decline everytime ..even when I make some appeals nothing happens ..only declines

  35. My sassa srd 350 show approved and paydate ,but I can’t collect it at Shoprite and other supermarkets.

  37. I have not recieved my sassa 370 grant from 2024 November until 25 April….

  38. Hi someone is using my names to get SASSA how to stop it coz I received Bank notification and I’m not getting any money from SASSA

  45. This bank card my sister used it to put money so I can’t get 370 that’s why I want it in shoprite

  49. I need to change my banking details because i lost my old account number and card

  51. hi i would like to be helped ilost my registration number and i dont know it even my opt code

  56. Raymond Le Roux, I’m approved for 12 months but no pay dates, now I want to change my banking details to retail stores because I don’t have my own bank account

  57. Text i received to update my srd banking details it’s not opening at all

  61. Good Morning
    I been trying to update my R370 for a while now but I haven’t had any progress due to my lost Sim card…
    I tried contacting Sassa but they are never available.

  62. Good morning

    Ineed to change number ilost number my 350was approved but no pay date since 2023 please help

    Thank you
    regards

  65. Dear sir/madam I need to change my bank details because my old account no longer working.

  67. Anyone who needs help with they number to change but u need to know your old number atleast i can help comes with a price…so if u lost your number but knows it still i can help you..

  68. I what to change my banking details because I don’t use the old number know I what to put a new one.

  74. I would like to get my SRD in my bank account because I lost my phone number and I can’t update it

  75. I want to change banking details because it’s being a longtym notgetting my money so i forgot my previos account

  78. I want to change my banking details, I want to change my banking account number on my Sassa account

  79. Hi my grant always decline i want to change bank account to tymebank please help

  81. I need to change my banking details because I suspect that someone is using the same number I have

  83. I have changed my banking details it’s been 4 months now bt u keep on declining me

  91. I still can’t get my 350 since 2023 nd all is approved its taking long

  92. I’m unemployed since last year, single mom with a son in matric. Applied for SDRgeant but the say I got a source of income which I don’t have. People working get the R370 but those in need of it get declined. How does it work

  96. My Sassa RSD grant it says I’m already registered but when I want to check my status it says “failed” I don’t understand

  97. I wanna change my banking details so I’ve trying to gain access to the provided link in which doesn’t give required

  98. Struggling to change srd phone number as I no longer have access to the number I used for registration

  99. I turned 18 last year and ever since then I’ve been trying to apply, but it keeps saying R350 active and I’m not receiving anything

  100. Hi i just find out that my account is closed at the bank so now I want to know if I can get the uncollected money or,how do I change it because it troubling me even today I’m suppose to get my srd I’m worried

  102. I want to change my applicant’s banking account and phone number

  103. Hy icant change my banking details because someone has my phone number and the pin goes to him every if iwant to change my old number it’s says failed ..

  105. I changed my banking details via sassa helpline number then i waited for 14days working hours but still i haven’t received a confirmation sms due to loosing my old number so that they could change my numbers and i will be receiving the money via boxer retail store even now 14days has passed the sms hasn’t been sent please assist

  107. I do not know my.phone so I just want to try toe change my phone number en.i do not no my application id I just want to change my number tow get my application is

  110. I need help with my srd my number for srd blocked I did not receive 7months but i have new Bank account I do not what to link the two together????? please

  112. I want to change my number and i want to use my capitec account as you usually check it if i don’t receive any payment

  113. Hello my name is Kamogelo Howard Monakedi I need to change my banking details

  114. I haven’t received any of my 350 till it top up 20 till now I haven’t received my 3570 yet

  115. Good day
    I am having a problem with my R370 it’s declining since last June 2024 I have been trying to check what is the problem but I failed because it’s still declining even now

  116. Hi ! I would like to know why im not getting my srd sassa grand, please assist to get it.

  117. Hi help me to change my bank account pls my account is capitec bank account number is 11938480 pls help me is been while not found my money always says approved but no dates pls help me

  118. When I apply it said approved but I can’t logg and put my banking details and it’s been a year now. Please help me.

  119. I lost my fone number that I registered my ,srd grant with now my srd it’s pending the date mtn has already given the number to someone I need help

  122. I want to update my banking details for srd payment and change my cell phone number

  125. I need help on changing my Banking details to eazypay and Changing My Cellphone number

  126. My 350 application has approved but they don’t submit date.I will sending all my bank details still nothing goner happening.Can please help me on that issue.

  127. Halo what must i do i have 28 months are approved but no pay day what must do can you help me please

  128. Good day ,I would like to change my phone number for my 370 updates and changing my banking details please

  129. Hello I need help I’ve forgotten my application number so I want to change my phone numbers

  130. There’s someone who is using my ID number to get a R350 grant because everytime when I’m trying to apply it says the account is already active now I want to change the bank details the problem is I don’t know the cellphone number that he/she used to apply with

  131. Someone else using my card to get his payment at his work..
    Helping a person is my priority of life, it’s who I am..
    Helping him didn’t know that I was not able to get the srd.sassa grant..

  138. Please please I try several time to get srd money but nothing and went to SASSA office at Durban Station in town

  141. I didn’t pay for January and for february can you transfer to my Capitec acound

  143. I would like too use other bank cz I don’t receive my money with FNB . So I would like to transfer my social grand money to transferred to my Capitec account

  144. I didn’t change my surname in my old bank account which is tymebank and now I am Mary Marie kwenane and my account is still under Sehume

  146. I have March, April and May approved. I have updated my banking details 3 time’s and still nothing. Why is this?