are sassa offices open on saturdays 2024-2025

are sassa offices open on saturdays 2024-2025

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) recently announced that offices will now be open on Saturdays and Sundays through September. On Wednesday, the organization informed GroundUp that this would enable recipients of social grants to exchange their existing SASSA cards for the Post Office’s new yellow SASSA card.

“SASSA has expanded services to weekends on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 am to 1 pm to ensure that services are accessible to all beneficiaries,” stated Shivani Wahab of SASSA Western Cape.

The Post Office will take over beneficiary cash payments when the current contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) expires in September, according to an announcement made by SASSA last week. All recipients, with the exception of those who have their grants paid directly into their bank accounts, will have their payments and receipts handled by the Post Office.

The Right2Know organization and The Black Sash have collaborated to host information sessions about this in various Cape Town neighborhoods.

The majority of the elderly grant recipients who attended the event in Khayelitsha on May 28 inquired about the Post Office’s role in the grant payment plan and whether any deductions would be made from the new cards.

• Click here for sassa operating hours