Social grants are provided by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to help raise society’s standard of living. They give these grants to people who are at risk of poverty and need help from the government, like the elderly, disabled people, and people with young children.

The current amounts received for each grant are as follows: Although the amount allocated to each grant by SASSA varies,

• Older Person (60-74 years old) R1890
• Older Person (75+ years) R1910
• War Veteran’s R1910
• Disability R1890
• Care Dependency R1890
• Foster Child R1050
• Child Support R460
• Grant-in-Aid R460
• Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R350

SASSA grant recipients can anticipate receiving their funds on the following dates over the next three months:

• Older Persons:

03 June 2021

06 July 2021

03 August 2021

• Disability : 

04 June 2021

07 July 2021

04 August 2021

• Children’s Grants:

07 June 2021

08 July 2021

05 August 2021