October Surprise: Sassa confirms upcoming social grant increases, payment dates

Sassa social grant increase and payment dates for October  The Citizen

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October Surprise: Sassa confirms upcoming social grant increases, payment dates

Sassa Social Grant Increases

Get ready for an uptick in Sassa social grants starting this October. From the elderly to children, everyone stands to gain a little more.

The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa), the governmental body in charge of disbursing financial assistance to the needy, announced an upcoming hike in social grant payments.

The increases are scheduled to take effect in October.

Sassa grant increases

Beneficiaries can access their revised grants from various paypoints, including selected supermarkets – Pick n Pay, Boxer, USave, Checkers, and Shoprite.

You will have the option to use your Sassa card or CashSend option. Direct bank transfers are also available.

Breakdown of the social grants increase

For the elderly (60-75 years):

The grant will rise from R2 080 to R2 090, a modest increase of R10.

Senior citizens (Over 75):

These individuals will also benefit from an R10 increase, moving from R2 100 to R2 110.

Individuals with disabilities:

Their grants will see an increment from R2 080 to R2 090.

Child support:

Parents will now receive R510 instead of the current R500.

Child support top-up:

This particular grant will stay at R250.

Foster child assistance:

The grant will move from R1 120 to R1 130.

Care dependency:

Individuals under this category will also receive an R10 increase, going from R2 080 to R2 090.

War veterans:

Their grant will climb from R2 100 to R2 110.

Grant-in-aid:

This will also rise from R500 to R510.

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Upcoming Sassa grant payment dates

Wondering when you’ll be able to access your grants in October?

The schedule for the months of October and November 2023 is as follows:

Sassa grant dates – October:

  • Older persons will receive their grants on October 3
  • Those with disabilities on October 4
  • All other grants will be disbursed on October 5.

Sassa grant dates – November:

  • Older persons will receive their social grants on November 2,
  • Those with disabilities on November 3,
  • All other grants will be disbursed on November 6.

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators in the Article

  1. SDGs Addressed or Connected to the Issues

    • SDG 1: No Poverty
    • SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
    • SDG 4: Quality Education
    • SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

  2. Specific Targets Based on the Article’s Content

    • Target 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.
    • Target 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services, and access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
    • Target 4.5: Eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and children in vulnerable situations.
    • Target 10.4: Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage, and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality.

  3. Indicators Mentioned or Implied in the Article

    • Indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims, and the poor and vulnerable.
    • Indicator 3.8.2: Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income.
    • Indicator 4.5.1: Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile, and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples, and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on access, participation, and achievement in education.
    • Indicator 10.4.1: Labour share of GDP, comprising wages and social protection transfers.

Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

SDGs Targets Indicators
SDG 1: No Poverty Target 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. Indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims, and the poor and vulnerable.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being Target 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services, and access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all. Indicator 3.8.2: Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income.
SDG 4: Quality Education Target 4.5: Eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and children in vulnerable situations. Indicator 4.5.1: Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile, and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples, and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on access, participation, and achievement in education.
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities Target 10.4: Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage, and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality. Indicator 10.4.1: Labour share of GDP, comprising wages and social protection transfers.

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Source: citizen.co.za

 

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