Check SASSA Old Age Grant Status Online
You can check SASSA Old age Grant status online by providing your 13-digit South African Identity verification number and SRD registered mobile number. This SASSA grant is offered to South African citizens who are 60+ age and pensioners.
It is the mainstay to provide them with necessary financial assistance during their golden time and provide old age homes if required.
Check SASSA Old Age Grant Status
To check SASSA old age grant status online, you need to follow the simple steps below.
- Log into SASSA old Age Grant status at https://sassacheck.org/
- Enter your registered mobile number and 13-digit ID number in the search bat and click Check SASSA Status.
- Old age SRD R350 SASSA Status would pop up in front of you with the announced SASSA payment dates of 2023 and paydays of following months of 2024
Check SASSA Old Age Grant Status Payment Dates
While checking your SRD 350 status online, do have a look at your SASSA payment dates to avoid delayed payment and confirm the exact day of reimbursement of your Social Relief of distress grant offered by the SASSA national agency.
Payment dates for old age pensioners are different from those for SRD R350 Grant holders and all other grants. Child Support Grants and care dependency Grants all will have different payment dates categorically to avoid inconvenience during the transfer of the SASSA balance to beneficiaries
SASSA SRD R350 Grants 2024 | SASSA Old Age Grant Payment Dates 2024 |
January 2024 | 3 January 2024 |
February 2024 | 2 February 2024 |
March 2024 | 5 March 2024 |
April 2024 | 3 April 2024 |
May 2024 | 3 May 2024 |
June 2024 | 4 June 2024 |
July 2024 | 2 July, 2024 |
August 2024 | 2 August,2024 |
September 2024 | 3 September, 2024 |
October 2024 | 2 October, 2024 |
November 2024 | 5 November,2024 |
December 2024 | 3 December, 2024 |
Important Announcement
Make sure all the provided personal information is correct in SASSA database and updated. Otherwise, you can change your bank details anytime online.
Old Age Grant Not Received
If your SASSA Application has been approved but still hasn’t been received, you should pay attention and talk to SASSA customer support. If SASSA support confirms the transfer of SASSA SRD R350 Grant, then contact your bank’s customer service center. There might be a delay in reimbursement of funds due to low network or any technical error at the bank’s backend.
After your SASSA Application and your SASSA Status is approved, it takes 3-4 working days in transfer of your Grant payment to your Bank account.
Older Person Grant Status Declined
Your SASSA Application may face the approval issues if:
- If your SASSA application is declined, the agency would provide you with a reason with an explanation in black and white. Address the reason of declining the SASSA Application.
- If you don’t meet the eligibility criteria for SRD old age grant, your SASSA application might be declined.
In both the cases, you would correct your information and emit the reason of declination .Lodge the appeal for SASSA application approval again.
The Department of Social Development will verify your information, pass it through the Mean Test, process the verification and validation of your information, and approve your SASSA application.
If you have become eligible and deserve the old age SASSA Grant, you should follow the steps below to appeal for SASSA correctly.
- Visit https://srd.dsd.gov.za/appeals/ to file an appeal for an SASSA Application.
- Enter your ID number and SASSA Registered mobile number for identity verification.
- Enter the SASA OTP code you received on your registered mobile number.
- Click the month you need to appeal SASSA for a declined old age Grant application.
- Write a valid reason for reapplying to SASSA and appealing for reconsideration of the SASSA decision against the application decline.
- Send your request by clicking the ‘Submit’ button; you will receive the confirmation SMS on your mobile number after the application.
Old Age Grant Representative at Cash Pay Point
You have an opportunity to appoint a representative at SASSA office or provide your power of attorney to collect SASSA Grant on your behalf if you are not able to collect your Grant yourself or have to travel too long distance.
SASSA Old Age Grant Application Pending
If your SASSA Application is still pending after 14 days from date of application, you need to wait more. It means that your SASSA Application has not been processed yet. Just check your document along with the required details including your Old Age Medical Report, assets and secret income details , bank details, contact details and answers to the screening questionnaire.
If your approved SASSA Status changed to pending for reapplication, you should process an SASSA reapplication to reinstate your SRD 350 grant or Old Age SASSA Grant.
SASSA Old Age Grant Amount
How much does SASSA pay to Old Age Grant? Well, that’s most asked query by beneficiaries at our forum.
So, if your SASSA application is approved, you will receive R2080 as the maximum monthly amount as an old age Grant. This is for people 60-75 years of age. People over 75 would receive R2100 as an old Age Grant.
Payment methods for SASSA old age grants
National Agency provides diversity in payment methods for SASSA Old Age Grants
- Electronic transfer like Bank Transfer or SASSA App
- Pay Points for Cash Transfer
- E-wallets like the Moya App
- Institutions like Old Age Homes, childcare organizations
When will the lapse and cessation of the SASSA grant happen
You will experience lapse and cessation of the SASSA Grant if
- You have left South Africa
- You could not apply for three consecutive months
- You are expired
- You are admitted to any state institution