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 Sassa gold and black card South African Social Security Agency ( SASSA ) beneficiaries have until 20 March 2025 to swap their expiring Gold Cards for Postbank Black Cards.  While payments will continue post-deadline, failing to switch cards by then disrupt access to funds.   After 20 March 2025, unchanged Gold Cards will not function at ATMs , retailers, or cashback points all around South Africa.  Beneficiaries who miss the deadline must visit their nearest Post Office branches to collect grants in person , creating potential delays, travel costs, and overcrowding risks. Rural recipients face added challenges if the distance from Post Offices, despite planned mobile units.   Critically, the deadline marks the Gold Card’s deactivation, not the end of new applications.  Postbank Black Cards can still be obtained post-March 2025 , but funds remain inaccessible until the swap occurs.  The extension responds to public frustrations...

SASSA News Update - South Africa’s Social Grants Get a Boost: Early Payments and Increased Amounts Roll Out in April 2025 Millions of South Africa’s most vulnerable citizens will receive their SASSA social grants earlier than usual this April, alongside the first payment increases of 2025.  The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) announced the adjusted schedule to avoid delays caused by a weekend overlap, ensuring beneficiaries can access funds ahead of the month’s critical expenses.   Why the Early Payout? Typically paid between the 3rd and 5th of each month, SASSA grants will land in accounts earlier due to the 5th falling on a Saturday. Spokesperson Andile Tshona confirmed the revised dates:   Older Persons Grant: Wednesday, 2 April   Disability Grant: Thursday, 3 April   Children’s Grants: Friday, 4 April   SRD R370 Grant: Dates pending confirmation   This shift aims to prevent disruptions for beneficiaries re...

Knowing how to change the SASSA SRD grant phone number is something every qualifying applicant should know and in this article, I will give simple and quick instructions to update your contact details. Your phone numbers are important because they give you access to check your status, change banking details, conduct an appeal and change personal details. Here's How To Change SASSA SRD Grant Phone Number If you need to change the phone number linked to your SRD grant, follow these steps: 1. Visit the SRD grant website by clicking on this link. You will be redirected to the contact details change page. 2. You must provide your ID number and the 6-digit application ID you received when checking your SRD grant status. If you don't remember it or didn't save it, you can find it for security purposes. 3. A One-Time PIN (OTP) will be sent to your registered phone number. Enter this pin to proceed with your request. 4. Provide your new phone number. 5. Remember that you can only ch...

The President of South Africa introduced to the nation the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. This grant was meant for all unemployed citizens of South Africa, citizens which don't get any financial support from the government (i.e UIF, Social grant, NSFAS and more), they will qualify for the R350 grant. The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is going to be distributed through SASSA's system. You can apply for the Social Relief of Distress grant through these platforms. • On email : srd@sassa.gov.za • USSD code : *134*7737# • Online : srd.sassa.gov.za • On WhatsApp : 082 046 8553 Information that will be needed when applying for the SRD grant. • Name and Surname • Disability and Gender • Residential Address • Contact Details (i.e Phone Numbers) • Identification Numbers or Refugee Permit Numbers The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will take some time to send you an outcome through your phone as an SMS, telling you whether you are approved or declined...

Know Why Your SASSA SRD Grant Status Is Pending Many recipients of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant are eager to understand why their grant status is still pending. The reason your SRD grant status is pending is that SASSA is still processing your personal information to determine your employment status and will confirm the outcome by SMS, informing you whether your application has been declined or approved. The benefits of checking your status are that you will know when you're going to get paid for that particular month and can avoid going to the Post Office to inquire about your grant payment date Why SRD Grant Application Status is Pending The reason why your SASSA SRD grant status is pending is that the application is still in progress. Once the application verification is complete, the beneficiary will receive an SMS informing them about the outcome for that particular month. Those approved by the South African Social Secu...

How to change SASSA SRD grant banking details The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant recipients must know that they can change their grant banking details very easily.    Beneficiaries can change their banking detail on Sassa's website, and beneficiaries can change from receiving their grant at the Post Office to receiving their using their bank account. Recipients can also change from using a different bank account. You can visit this URL link:  www.srd.sassa.gov.za Steps to change your SASSA SRD Grant Banking details. The following are the 5 simple steps to change SASSA SRD Grant Banking details You have to go to Sassa's website and then scroll down till you reach where you can where change banking details. Your identification numbers will be required. After you type in and send your identification numbers, SASSA will send you an SMS to those numbers you first used in registration. That SMS will have a link, cl...