August Sassa grant payment dates announced
Also read: Sassa to introduce compulsory biometric enrolment for clients not using SA IDs
These dates apply to all categories, including the war veterans grant, care dependency grant, foster child grant, child support grant, child support top-up, and grant-in-aid.
Dates:
Older persons' grant – August 5
Disability grant – August 6
Child support and all other grants – August 7
Grant amounts for August:
• Older persons (60-74 years) and disability – R2 315
• Older persons (75+ years) – R2 335
• War veterans – R2 315
• Care dependency – R2 315
• Foster care – R1 250
• Child support – R560
• Social relief of distress – R370.
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