SASSA is ensuring that the Old Age Grant is the major source of income for the monthly grants that are paid to a group of elderly people. It is the very system of social grants that carries the Old Age Grant that provides the aged and the sick with the necessary support to lead a dignified life in South Africa. Everything is set for the payment of social grants in October 2025. Therefore, this guide will primarily tackle the issues and set out the conditions under which the eligible foreign nationals will be granted other social.
October 2025 Payment Dates
The distribution of the Old Age Grant in October 2025 will be on Thursday 2 October 2025 as SASSA reported. In the SASSA payment schedule, the pensions, to begin with, are for the old people, next are the disabled persons, and lastly, on the following days children’s grants, the exact order being such that the largest amount is on the first day. This is an order pattern that will never be ended.
- Old Age Grant: Thursday, 2 October 2025
- Disability Grant: Friday, 3 October 2025
- Children’s Grants: Monday, 6 October 2025
Those who receive the grants will still draw cash from the Postbank branch of their choice, the ATM, or any partner store where SASSA is also a partner: Shoprite, Boxer, Pick n Pay, Spar. The money will be safe in the beneficiary’s account until they decide to withdraw so there is no need to hurry and do it on the 1st.
Updated Grant Amounts for October 2025
The – so far highest – Old Age Grant has been raised which is the most practical thing for the old people who are living on the edge to do the sudden increase in the 2025 grant that was already announced that year. The amounts for October 2025 will be:
- At the point of 60-74 years, the pension is R2,315 a month.
- Once you reach 75 or more, the amount is R2,335.
Adding more payments is part of the company’s commitment to not lose the needy people who are the main target of the change but also adjusting the funding by the annual inflation rate. Whether the economy and the budget will allow it, the next review of the amount will take place in April 2026.
Old Age Grant Eligibility Criteria:
The South Africa Social Security Agency has said the following are the conditions whereby a person will be regarded as a suitable candidate for the Old Age Grant:
- Attainment of 60 Years of Age: Grant applications are strictly age-based; applicants must have reached or be older than the stipulated age.
- Be Subject to Means Tests: SASSA will check the financial situation of the applicants through the same means test and thus decide if the person is to be given help or not.
- Single Applicants: The person will not get the grant if his annual income is above R102,000.
- Spouses that is married: The annual household income should not go beyond 2000 US Dollars.
- No Other Social Grants: It is therefore not permissible for them to simultaneously receive another monetary benefit from the organization SASSA.
- Not under State Care: The government will not grant any person under the state care, meaning those staying in the institutions built for the elderly, the disabled, orphanages, etc.
Checking the Payment Status:
The act of checking the payment status itself was one of the things that the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) managed to implement in a different way: user verification. Here are some of the methods they can use:
- internet: Visit the official SASSA website and sign in to your account.
- Mobile: Use your phone to dial codes 1203210# or 1347737#, and then you will be guided through the steps.
- Manual: The nearest SASSA office is where you must go with your entire application form, ID, and other required documents.
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