The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) began paying out June grant payments this week.
SASSA is responsible for distributing grants and allowances to underprivileged people who require financial assistance.
This week is the June 2024 grant payment
According to the latest count, SASSA is responsible for providing social welfare benefits to about 29 million South Africans.
This figure includes 4 million old-age pension recipients, 13 million childcare recipients, 10 million Social Relief for Destitution (SRD) recipients, and around 2 million disabled people and veterans.
SASSA recipients can receive their SASSA payments from certain supermarkets, including Pick n Pay, Boxer, USave merchants, Checkers and Shoprite, and can collect via their SASSA card, CashSend or have the amount deposited directly into their bank account.
SASSA’s June 2024 payment will be made this week.
Those eligible for Senior Citizens Allowance will have their payments collected on Tuesday 4th June, while Disability Allowance will be paid today, Wednesday 5th June.
Child benefit payments, like all other benefits, will be paid on Thursday 6th June.
If you are eligible for any of the grants listed above, please keep a record of the payment date.
Record these dates in your diary
Critical payment dates will be confirmed well in advance so affected people can mark their calendars.
Mark your diary for the next payment dates for Senior Citizen Grant, Disability Grant and Child Grant for the remainder of 2024.
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SASSA Grant Type and Amount
1. SRD Grant
The SRD (Social Relief Hardship Grant) is available to South African citizens, asylum seekers, refugees and special permit holders aged between 18 and 60 years. To be eligible for this grant, these individuals must be without essential means, not receiving a social grant, not contributing/eligible for UIF payments and not receiving financial support from other sources. The amount of this grant is R350 per month.
For more information about the SRD grant and how to apply, click here
2. Child support allowance
If you are in financial difficulty, you may be eligible for a grant to help you with childcare. You must be the primary caregiver of a child (a parent, grandparent or head of a household aged 16 or over) and pass a means test. You will receive R510 per child per month. If you are the primary caregiver of an orphan, you will receive R750 per child per month (R500 CSG plus R250 CSG).
For more information on child support allowance and how to apply, please click here
3. Foster care expenses
You may also be eligible for a grant if you have a foster child. A foster child is a child who is in the care of the courts because they are orphaned, abandoned, abused, at risk or neglected. The support grant for foster children is R1,130 per child per month.
Find out more about the Foster Child Grant and how to apply here
4. Nursing care assistance subsidy
The grant is targeted to individuals who are caring for children with severe disabilities who may require full-time specialised care. The grant covers children from birth until they reach the legal age of 18 and is equivalent to R2,090 per child per month.
For more information on the nursing care assistance subsidy and how to apply, please click here
5. Disability benefits
This grant is available to individuals who have a mental or physical disability that prevents them from working for more than six months. A temporary disability grant is paid if your illness lasts between six and 12 months, and a permanent grant is paid if your illness lasts for more than a year. Please note that a permanent disability grant does not mean that you receive the grant for the rest of your life, but rather that it lasts for more than 12 months. The maximum disability grant payment is R2,090 per month.
Find out more about disability grants and how to apply here
6. Pensioner Subsidy (Elderly Person Subsidy)
The grant is paid to individuals aged 60 or over who are no longer able to work and therefore no longer receive a salary. Those aged between 60 and 75 receive R2,090 per month, and those aged 75 or over receive R2,100 per month.
For more information on the Senior Citizen Grant and how to apply, click here
7. Subsidies
This assistance is given to individuals who are living on social security benefits but are unable to support themselves: they receive this additional assistance amounting to R510 per month to pay for a full-time carer.
For more information about the grant and how to apply, click here
8. Veterans Grants
If you are a formal soldier who fought in World War II (1939-1945) or the Korean War (1950-1953) and are unable to support yourself financially, you are eligible for this grant, which is worth R2,110 per month.
More information on veterans grants and how to apply can be found here.
Note
The amount changes every April and October. Candidates receiving Senior Citizens/Pensioners Grant or Disability Grant will receive the full grant amount linked to their account first, while other grant recipients will receive the payment a day or two later. Only eligible recipients will receive the relevant social security benefit each month.
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