SASSA Old Age Grant Beneficiaries Pay Challenges in May 2025
With the approaching payment dates, SASSA old age grant beneficiaries pay challenges in May 2025, unprecedentedly surprising recipients. Previously affected by Postbank system outages, they now face stricter ID verification implemented by SASSA. These hurdles require immediate attention from South Africa’s most vulnerable senior citizens to ensure timely access to crucial funds.
SASSA Old Age Grant Beneficiaries Pay Challenges in May 2025
The primary concern for the old age grant beneficiaries for May 2025 payments is the implementation of SASSA biometric verification starting 5 May 2025, which could delay scheduled payments beyond the usual timeframe and lead to grant reversals for those who fail ID verification on payment days.
This is particularly challenging for older persons grant beneficiaries who are elderly over 75 years of age, reside in care facilities, or are immobile due to health issues, including those admitted to hospitals, old age homes, or other healthcare institutions.
Beneficiaries of the older persons grant will face the following challenges during their scheduled May 2025 payment days, even if their application status is approved on the SASSA website.
Delayed SASSA Old Age Grant Payment Schedule for May
The disbursement of old age grants payment for May 2025 is scheduled to commence on Tuesday 6 May 2025, a week later than the usual payment dates of the 2nd or 3rd of the month. This delay may affect beneficiaries who rely on early payments for their monthly expenses.
SASSA’s Biometric Verification for Old Age Grant Beneficiaries
Starting 5 May 2025, SASSA will implement new biometric verification for SRD grant recipients, following the same process as for old age and other social grant beneficiaries.
Affected old age grant beneficiaries using alternative forms of identification, such as the green barcoded ID book instead of the standard 13-digit South African ID number, as well as those flagged for suspected fraud, inactive accounts, unauthorized phone number changes, or incorrect banking details, are required to complete SASSA verification.
To ensure successful grant payments, SASSA urges beneficiaries who receive verification notifications to complete biometric enrolment. Failure to do so may result in payment delays or grant suspension.
Potential Grant Reversals if Not Received on Grant Payment Days
Senior beneficiaries who fail to complete the required biometric identity verification may face SASSA grant reversals or suspensions. It is crucial for affected individuals to comply with the new verification process to ensure uninterrupted access to grant funds, as SASSA appeals will not be processed for those unidentified through SASSA’s identity verification.
Important Update for SASSA Beneficiaries
In a recent update, SASSA has confirmed that Gold Cards remain valid for grant payments in 2025, as the transition to Postbank Black Cards has been temporarily suspended following confirmation from the Parliament Committee.
SASSA advises beneficiaries to open bank accounts for grant payments and facilitates an online process, change banking details SASSA for beneficiaries to add new payment methods online for approved grants.
Hey..I need grant because I don’t working
Is your monthly sassa payment depends on your monthly income from policies but combined amount is 120000 rand per year please let me know
Are payments into private bank accounts affected?
Is it impossible that way that the grants can be paid within the month due and avoid overlapping to another month?
Good day with referring to the aspects as mentioned….My bank is still the same as well my ID and my residential address.My Gmail address and my cell nr has been changed.
Kind Regards.
Isak Bester
I email all my documents needed by SASSA on 29 April 2025.
It is very unfair that payment to grantees are made so late into the new month. We used to get paid by the 1st , regardless of the day. Please bring back the 1st payout dates
Hallo, regarding the verification, are there a spesific date it will stop.
Magaretha Knoetze
I am not a sassa benefiary but this process will disturb our fellow old citizens because some they don’t even cellphone..so what’s going to happen to them.?
Noted
No procedure to be followed was communicated to anybody, but the new ” system” is to be implemented today.
Is this fair practice????????
Goodday , my banking details remain the same as previously grant received. Thank you so much, you take care of us elderly so well.
I no longer have the old card as you insisted we get the Postbank Black Card which I now have. Now you say it won’t work so how do I receive my grant now. Cannot pay my rent without it so do I now end up on the street. Kindly inform what I must do now. I have my green ID Book waiting for Home Affairs for my new card
I think it is terrible that the pensioners should be waiting for the grant to be paid out so late the government should sake up SASSA they need to get their department more organised instead of sitting on cell phones at work this should not be allowed
If I applied for the old age grant in April using my green barcoded id it means I am not going to be able to get my money.
Home affairs dont even have enough ink to print new ID CARDS, is this fair MINISTER of DA ? YOU CANT EVEN RUN HOME Affars properly