Sassa warns grant review beneficiaries to complete process or risk suspension

The August 2026 payment schedule is: Older Persons Grant: Tuesday, 4 August Disability Grant: Wednesday, 5 August Children’s Grants: Thursday, 6 August Beneficiaries whose grants are under review: Friday, 7 August “The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) wishes to remind social grants beneficiaries whose grants have been identified for review that they will not receive their grants during the normal three-day payment cycle.

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) on Tuesday reminded affected beneficiaries that they would receive their August payments on a separate fourth payment day instead of during the normal three-day payment cycle.” After receiving their grant on the fourth payment day, beneficiaries are urged to their nearest Sassa office during August to complete the review process.