To continue assisting millions of needy citizens residing in South Africa with social grant payments, SASSA has provided for the schedule of payments up to October 2025. This kind of disbursal is amongst the several ways in which poverty can be eradicated through grants for the aged, children’s grants, disability grants, and relating to the increase in the cost of living.
Get to Know SASSA Grants
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is a government body that awards social benefits to certain sectors of the population:
- Old Age Grant-for all people of the age of 60 years and above.
- Disability Grant-for any person physically or mentally disabled; such disability may be temporary or permanent.
- Child Support Grant-for caregivers to children below the age of eighteen.
- Foster Child Grants-Foster parents of dependent children requiring full-time foster care.
- Care Dependency Grant-For caregivers to children with very severe disabilities.
- War Veterans Grant-For qualifying war veterans.
- Grant-in-Aid-For persons who need full-time care.
- Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R350 Grant-For persons who find themselves unemployed with little or no income.
- More than 18 million beneficiaries are benefited by the grants across the country.
Payment Schedule for September 2025:
SASSA has declared the official payment dates to be conducted in September 2025. Payments will be staggered so as to ensure fewer crowds form at payment points:
- Older Persons Grant: Tuesday, 2 September 2025
- Disability Grant: Wednesday, 3 September 2025
- Child Grants and All Other Payments: Thursday, 4 September 2025
On the other hand, the SRD R350 grant follows a different schedule, with payments being made between the 22nd and 30th of September 2025 depending on the duration needed for bank processing.
In what way Can Money Be Obtained by a Beneficiary?
There are several options that SASSA provides so that beneficiaries may receive their grants conveniently:
- Direct Bank Deposits: Pays into bank accounts of those beneficiaries who have accounts, therefore no queues.
- SASSA Gold Card: Can be used at ATMs and at some retail stores such as Shoprite, Boxer, Pick n Pay, and Spar.
- Community Pay Points: In rural and remote areas, though beneficiaries are discouraged from depending on these and encouraged to consider digital options where they can.
Beneficiaries are urged to withdraw money only at their discretion, preferably with deposits remaining in their account until withdrawal.
The Importance of September Payments
The September 2025 payment grants were released during a time when food prices and, in some cases, electricity and wages were suffering hindrance from household inflation. Transport fees, groceries, and school supplies are some expenses covered by many SASSA grants for students. Therefore, the families directly feel the pain in their pockets. Monthly disbursements will inject billions of rands into the economy and so will spur entrepreneurs especially in the rural areas where the grant money actually goes.
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