The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed the official payment schedule for May 2025.
SASSA distributes social grants to millions of beneficiaries in South Africa. Beneficiaries can receive payments from selected supermarkets, such as Pick n Pay, Boxer, USave merchants, Checkers, and Shoprite. They can obtain this through their SASSA card, CashSend, or by getting the amount directly transferred into their bank account.
Social grants saw a slight increase in April, as announced by the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana.
As in previous years, payments will be made over three consecutive days each month, starting with older persons’ grants, followed by disability grants, and concluding with children’s grants.
SASSA payment schedule for May 2025 is as follows:
- Old Age Grant: May 3, 2025
- Disability Grant: May 6, 2025
- Child Support Grant: May 7, 2025
SASSA advises beneficiaries to be prepared ahead of their payment dates, especially those with issues regarding their applications or expired cards.
“If you’re facing any problem with your application or have an expired SASSA card, fix it before payment dates or you’ll face a problem receiving your payment.”
To avoid long queues and ATM congestion, recipients are also encouraged to collect their funds a day after their disbursal date.
“Try to visit your ATM to receive money after one day of disbursal, because on the day of disbursal, you’ll likely face traffic on ATMs,” the agency stated.
The schedule, which was officially approved by Gloria Maphophe, senior manager of Payment Support at SASSA, enables beneficiaries to plan their monthly budgets.
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