June 2024 SASSA grant payments: A summary
June 2024 SASSA grant payments: A summary SAPeople News
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JUNE 2024 SASSA GRANT PAYMENTS
Isn’t it crazy to think that June 2024 SASSA grant payments will be the first after the 29 May General Elections? As we all know, the South African Social Security Agency increased grants by 4.8% back in April. Likewise, the department is tightening its belt to eliminate irregular payments that are costing it millions each month.
To eradicate fraud and corruption, it has just introduced facial recognition in the SASSA referral process. As per its stricter asset- and means-test policing, this is to catch those fraudulently claiming others’ monthly R370 SRDs. Now you’ll no longer be able to hide in the shadows, says the agency.
JUNE 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 4 June 2024.
- Disability Grants: Wednesday 5 June 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Thursday 6 June 2024.
With just Social Relief of Distress grants to go between 25 and 30 May 2024, our attention then moves to June 2024 SASSA grant payments. With roughly 4-million Older Persons, 13-million Childcare (across three grants) and 1-million Disability and War Veterans, social welfare payments account for 3.6% of the country’s GDP.
Even accounting for that fact, South Africa’s social grants are nowhere near enough to make ends meet for those who need them to survive. Consumer inflation for the year sits at roughly 6.2% and Eskom has hiked electricity by 12.8%. As a result, grant recipients are steadily getting poorer and worse equipped to survive in this cost-of-living crisis Mzansi finds itself in. That’s why a large majority of SASSA Child Support grant beneficiaries engage in informal work to support themselves.
PAYMENTS GOING FORWARD
Here’s what lies in wait for the rest of the year. However, this does not account for the Democratic Alliance coming to power after the 29 May elections and changes it might implement to social welfare …
Grant
April 2024 (complete)
October 2024
Total increase in 2024
Old Age (60 years)
R2 180
R2 190
R100 (4.8%)
Old Age (75 years)
R2 200
R2 210
R100 (4.7%)
Foster Care
R1 180
–
R50 (4.4%)
Child Support
R530
–
R20 (3.9%)
Disability
R2 180
R2 190
R100 (4.8%)
Care Dependency
R2 180
R2 190
R100 (4.8%)
*Note that you do not need to reapply to receive these increased grants.
JULY 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 2 July 2024.
- Disability Grants: Wednesday 3 July 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Thursday 4 July 2024.
AUGUST 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Friday 2 August 2024.
- Disability Grants: Monday 5 August 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Tuesday 6 August 2024.
SEPTEMBER 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 3 September 2024.
- Disability Grants: Wednesday 4 September 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Thursday 5 September 2024.
OCTOBER 2024
- Older Persons Grants: Wednesday 2 October 2024.
- Disability Grants: Thursday 3 October 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Friday 4 October 2024
SDGs, Targets, and Indicators in the Article
1. Which SDGs are addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article?
- SDG 1: No Poverty
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
2. What specific targets under those SDGs can be identified based on the article’s content?
- SDG 1.3: Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable.
- SDG 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services, and access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
- SDG 8.5: By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.
- SDG 10.4: Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage, and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality.
3. Are there any indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets?
Yes, the article mentions indicators that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets:
- Percentage increase in social grants (e.g., 4.8% increase in April 2024)
- Percentage of social welfare payments as a share of the country’s GDP (e.g., 3.6% of South Africa’s GDP)
- Inflation rate (e.g., consumer inflation rate of 6.2%)
- Percentage increase in electricity prices (e.g., 12.8% increase by Eskom)
Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|---|---|---|
| SDG 1: No Poverty | SDG 1.3: Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable. | – Percentage increase in social grants (e.g., 4.8% increase in April 2024) – Percentage of social welfare payments as a share of the country’s GDP (e.g., 3.6% of South Africa’s GDP) |
| SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being | SDG 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services, and access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all. | – Percentage increase in social grants to support healthcare expenses |
| SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth | SDG 8.5: By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value. | – Percentage increase in social grants to support income and employment opportunities |
| SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities | SDG 10.4: Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage, and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality. | – Percentage increase in social grants to reduce income inequalities |
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