The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed that there will be a slight delay in the May 2025 payments schedule for certain targeted beneficiaries.
This is because the agency wants the beneficiaries to visit its offices to verify certain information.
SASSA CONFIRMS DELAY IN MAY 2025 PAYMENTS
SASSA spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said this initiative is aimed at ensuring that beneficiaries can confirm any changes in their financial circumstances and update their personal details and this is set to address any potential inclusion errors in the current social security system.
Letsatsi said the targeted beneficiaries are those who use alternative forms of identification other than the standard 13-digit South African Identity number to receive their social grants.
“SASSA has consulted with the Department of Home Affairs about these beneficiaries and discovered that they have valid 13-digit ID numbers in the Home Affairs’ system, but these ID numbers do appear in the SASSA grant system. Once these clients have presented themselves at various SASSA offices, a review will be done and then their 13-digit ID numbers will be captured in the system.
“Beneficiaries who fail to come forward during this process may have their social grants suspended, and if they continue not to respond, more drastic actions such as lapsing of their grant will be applied. The other beneficiaries that are targeted include those identified through the bulk means test process, to check if they have some income that flows into other bank accounts that they did not disclose to SASSA,” Letsatsi explained.
‘SOCIAL GRANTS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AT ANYTIME’
Additionally, Letsatsi said in line with Regulation 30 of the Social Assistance Act, social grants are subject to reviews at any time when there are reasons to believe that beneficiary circumstance has changed.
A beneficiary may have applied for a grant at a specific period and qualified but their material conditions could have improved over time and made them not eligible to receive a grant anymore.
“In the 2025/2026 financial year, we will intensify our measures to ensure eligibility by regularly identifying clients on a monthly basis so that they come to our offices to verify their personal details,” he emphasised
Further, Letsatsi said that this process will also look inwardly and identify any possible collusion by SASSA officials, working in cahoots with the outside world to cheat the system and effectively steal grant money meant for the poor.
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