You can collect your SASSA grants for APRIL from next week, and the great news is that the long-awaited increases will reflected.
The great news is that you can collect your SASSA grants next week. Here are all the dates and more information on the increases.March 1, 2024To keep pace with inflation and improve access, authorities increase permanent social grants:
An increase of R100 to the old age, war veterans, disability and care dependency grants. Authorities will divide this amount into R90 effective from April, and R10 effective from October.WHAT IS THE LATEST INCREASE ON THE SRD GRANT? Meanwhile, the government has increased the Social Relief of Distress grant – popularly known as the R350 grant – to R370 from April this year.In 2024/25, the government allocates R33.6 billion to the COVID‐19 Social Relief of Distress Grant, with provisional allocations for 2025/26 and 2026/27.
National Treasury anticipates that the number of grant beneficiaries, excluding those receiving the COVID‐19 SRD Grant, will increase from 18.8 million in 2023/24 to 19.7 million in 2026/27. “We are sensitive to the increase in the cost of living for the nearly 19 million South Africans who rely on these grants to make ends meet. In this regard, we have done as much as the fiscal envelope allows,”For any further queries, please get in touch with SASSA directly:Email SASSA Head Office at: [email protected]
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