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The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has started accepting new applications for the July 2025 social grants, including the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, commonly referred to as the R350 grant. You can apply now by completing the SASSA July 2025 grant application if you meet the eligibility criteria and require financial assistance…
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has opened grant applications for July 2025. This applies to all social grants, including the Older Person’s Grant, Disability Grant, Child Support Grant, and the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R370 Grant. SASSA Grant Applications Open for July 2025 SASSA applications for July 2025 are available to all…
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed the grant payment dates for July 2025 for beneficiaries. All eligible beneficiaries expect their grant on the confirmed schedule for July 2025. For July 2025, any linked grants, including the Grant-in-Aid and Top-Up Grants, will be paid together with the main social grants on their respective…
June 2025 Update: All SASSA beneficiaries are required to switch to Postbank Black Cards by July 2025, as the current SASSA Gold Card system approaches its final phase-out. While Gold Cards remain valid for June 2025 payouts, it is strongly expected that July 2025 will be the final deadline for all beneficiaries to transition to…
With ongoing issues at Postbank, millions of South Africans now prefer bank payments, as they make it easier to receive SASSA grant money without waiting in long queues at the Post Office. If you’ve recently switched to a new bank, you need to update your banking details to avoid any delays for the SASSA June…
SASSA beneficiaries who have recently switched to a new phone number must update their phone number or miss the SASSA grant in June 2025. Your phone number is important for your grant, not just for checking your grant status each month, but also for receiving payments, OTPs (one-time pins), and important messages from SASSA. Update…
To relieve millions of beneficiaries, Postbank has confirmed that gold cards still valid for SASSA grant payments in June 2025. Recently, SASSA and Postbank set a deadline of 31 May 2025 to begin phasing out the older gold cards in favour of the new black card system. This caused concern among many grant recipients who…
If your SASSA grant has not been paid due to identity verification pending, you need to complete your SASSA ID verification for June 2025 grant payments. Since May, thousands of South Africans have faced this issue, often because their identity details don’t match what’s on the original Home Affairs records, or the SASSA system can’t…
If your SASSA grant application for June 2025 was declined, you still have a chance to be approved through the official appeal process. You can appeal your SASSA grant for June 2025 if you believe the reason given was unfair or incorrect. Many times, SASSA applications are declined due to reasons like income exceeding the…
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant recipients are increasingly confronting deductions on their monthly SASSA grant payments due to bank transaction fees. This issue has drawn the attention of Members of Parliament (MPs), who are urging the wider adoption of Postbank’s no-fee payment option to protect vulnerable beneficiaries. Bank Fees Hit SASSA Grants While…