The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed the grant payment dates for August 2025.
The agency pays out old age grants, disability grants and child support grants.
Other additional grants include the war veterans grant, the foster care grant, care dependency grant and the grant in aid.
SASSA PAYMENT DATES FOR AUGUST 2025
Here’s when the SASSA grant payment dates will be for each grant:
- Old age grant- Tuesday, 5 August 2025.
- Disability grant- Wednesday, 6 August 2025
- Child support grant- Thursday, 7 August 2025.
SASSA WARNS OF DOUBLE GRANT PAYMENT FAKE NEWS
SASSA has warned its beneficiaries about circulating fake news regarding a double grant payment in August 2025.
The fake news claimed that SASSA will pay the grant on Monday, 12 August 2025, citing that the double payment was implemented to provide additional support to beneficiaries.
The agency alerted its beneficiaries only to take information from their official SASSA social media pages, which are Facebook (SASSA News), X (@OfficialSASSA), TikTok (@officialsassanews), WhatsApp Channel (SASSA_Official), YouTube (South African Social Security Agency) and on Instagram (sassa10_za).
NEED TO CHANGE YOUR COVID-19 SRD MOBILE NUMBER? HERE’S HOW
To change your mobile number for the COVID-19 SRD grant payment, visit the official SASSA website.
Once there, you will see two options to click from, one for South African ID Holders and the other for Asylum Seekers and Special Permit Holders.
Click Proceed on the one that applies to you.
Afterwards, you will scroll down to “how can I change my mobile details”, where you must enter your South African ID number or a Valid file number if you have a permit or are an asylum seeker.
Lastly, you must provide the reason for changing your mobile details and verify yourself by scanning the QR code on your mobile phone and submit the images required to capture.
Did you face any difficulties when updating your SASSA SRD COVID-19 mobile number?
Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1
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