SASSA R350 Latest News Updates [Learn Here]
Being a SASSA beneficiary, you want to stay informed about the SASSA R350 latest news updates. It will be helpful for you to get information regarding your SASSA status.
It is essential to ensure timely and smooth access to your grants, especially in today’s period of financial demand.
We will cover all the latest updates regarding the SASSA grant. It includes current information about grant extension, R350 grant increase, and payment dates.
SASSA R350 latest news updates
SASSA R350 Grant extension till March 2025
There is good news for SASSA beneficiaries: the R350 grant has been extended till March 2025. Earlier, this was set to end in March 2024.
On 1 Nov 2023, the finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced a grant extension while addressing the Medium Term Statement Policy to the parliament. He said that about R33.6bn has been allocated to expand the grant for the year 2024-25.
The government takes this step to support unemployed people so that they can maintain their living expenses.
However, in case of an extension of the grant, the treasury may review at the end of 2024 whether it’s feasible to extend or not.
Payment would be made permanent or not?
For the grant to be made permanent, he said if the grant were to be made permanent, the grant recipients would increase from 27.3m in 2023-24 to 40.4m in 2040-41. The government would need endless funding sources to make this a reality.
The truth about the SASSA grant payment increase
SASSA beneficiaries are concerned about the news on social media about the increase in R350 grant R700. But it is considered fake news and is not confirmed officially.
The social development minister and Deputy Director-General at the department have requested an increase in the grant. However, according to the Department of Social Development, the National Treasury does not allow an increase in grants due to resource constraints.
So it will remain at R350 and not increase. Before believing any news, verify the news by contacting the SASSA SRD Department.
SASSA R350 grant payment updates
You can check the payment date for your R350 grant by checking the status of your SASSA SRD R350 grant. Beneficiaries usually receive payment in the first week of the month. SASSA has announced the following dates for January:
Senior Citizen Grant: The grant will be available starting 1 January 2024.
Disabled People Grant: Beneficiaries will get payment on 4 January 2024.
Children Grant: The grant will be open from 5 January 2024.
Covid SRD R350 grant: Payment will be made between 18 and 22 December 2024.
Conclusion
The government has currently announced some updates about the SASSA grant. SASSA recipients can get the grant for another year to support their living expenses. However, the amount will remain the same as the national treasury did not approve any increase in funds.
Currently, SASSA has announced the payment dates for the December grants. Keep in mind these dates so that you can get grants on time.