Pretoria: The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released the official payment schedule for social grants for the 2026/2027 financial year, providing beneficiaries with clarity on when to expect their monthly payments.
According to South African Government News Agency, the agency announced that the release of the payment schedule follows the approval by the National Treasury on Friday, 20 March. In April, older persons will receive their grants on 2 April, disability grant beneficiaries on 7 April, and children's grant recipients on 8 April. In May, older persons will be paid on 5 May, disability grants on 6 May, and children's grants on 7 May 2026.
The agency emphasized that the general principle for determining grant payment dates is to ensure they are made early in the month, staggered over three days. Typically, the old age grant is paid on the 2nd of each month, the disability grant on the 3rd, and children's grants on the 4th. However, to ensure optimal functioning of the National Payment System and access to funds by beneficiaries, several considerations are taken into account.
Payments should not be made immediately after a holiday, on the 1st of the month, or a Monday. Additionally, payment dates should not fall on a weekend. If any payment dates coincide with a weekend or public holiday, the payment will occur on the following working day.
Meanwhile, as announced by the Minister of Finance during his Budget Speech last month, social grants from April will see increases. The Older Persons Grant, Disability Grant, and Care Dependency Grant will increase by R80 to R2,400, the War Veterans Grant by R80 to R2,420, the Foster Child Grant by R40 to R1,290, and the Child Support Grant and Grant-In-Aid by R20 to R580.
SASSA reiterated its commitment to timely payments for eligible beneficiaries and urged any beneficiaries who may not receive their grants on the specified dates to visit their nearest SASSA local office for assistance. Beneficiaries can access the full social grant payment dates through the provided link.
Source: South African Government News Agency