SASSA announces July 2025 social grant payment schedule
SASSA has announced the July 2025 payment schedule, detailing when beneficiaries can begin collecting their social grants.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) confirmed the July 2025 social grant payment dates and announced that it will distribute grants to millions of South Africans.
Beneficiaries can collect their payments using their SASSA card, CashSend, or through direct bank transfers. Selected retailers like Pick n Pay, Boxer, USave, Checkers, and Shoprite will also facilitate grant payouts.
SASSA PAYMENT DATES FOR JULY 2025
The payment schedule is as follows:
- Old age grant – Wednesday, 2 July
- Disability grant – Thursday, 3 July
- Child support grant and others – Friday, 4 July
SLIGHT DELAY IN DISBURSEMENT OF SOCIAL GRANTS
Last month, SASSA announced a delay in the May 2025 payment schedule for certain targeted beneficiaries, as the agency requires them to visit its offices to verify specific information.
SASSA spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said the initiative aims to help beneficiaries confirm any changes in their financial situation and update their personal information. He explained that this effort seeks to correct potential inclusion errors in the current social security system.
Letsatsi said the targeted beneficiaries are those who use alternative forms of identification other than the standard 13-digit South African Identity number to receive their social grants.
“SASSA has consulted with the Department of Home Affairs about these beneficiaries and discovered that they have valid 13-digit ID numbers in the Home Affairs’ system, but these ID numbers do appear in the SASSA grant system. Once these clients have presented themselves at various SASSA offices, a review will be done and then their 13-digit ID numbers will be captured in the system.
“Beneficiaries who fail to come forward during this process may have their social grants suspended, and if they continue not to respond, more drastic actions such as lapsing of their grant will be applied. The other beneficiaries that are targeted include those identified through the bulk means test process, to check if they have some income that flows into other bank accounts that they did not disclose to SASSA,” Letsatsi explained.