NATIONAL NEWS - The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will begin paying out the March social grants this week.
The dates are as follows:
- Older Persons Grant: 3 March
- Disability Grant: 4 March
- Children's Grant: 5 March
The grant increases are as follows:
- Old age grant will increase from R2 315 to R2 400.
- War veterans grant will increase from R2 335 to R2 420.
- Disability grant will go up from R2 315 to R2 400.
- Foster care grant rises from R1 250 to R1 295.
- Care dependency grant will increase from R2 315 to R2 400.
- Child support grant will go up from R560 to R580.
- The grant-in-aid will increase from R560 to R580.
The SRD grant will remain at R370, with payments to continue until next year.
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