Reports suggest that thousands of South African pensioners in the country lodged complaints concerning SASSA Late payment for October 2025. The South African Social Security Agency said in a statement that some minor technical glitches caused some delays in the clearing of the payments, especially for those who opted for bank transfers or paid via SASSA Gold Card. Naturally, this displeased the pensioners, yet SASSA assured the Royalty that the funds will indeed be cleared in one go shortly.
What Caused the Pound-OCTOBER 2025 Pension Delays?
According to a statement from the South African Social Security Agency, the payment processing for both grants and salaries was interrupted mainly on account of system maintenance and network failure from the 1st to the 3rd of October 2025. For this reason, certain banks and outlets experienced delays in the receipt of their payment files.SASSA remarked that:The delay is only temporary and does not affect beneficiaries’ eligibility or grant value. All payments which have been approved have been authorized and will be reflected once the technical issue is resolved.Winnings are not going to have to re-apply and/or go through any verification as a result of this.
When Will Payments Clear?
- All pending payments of the October 2025 Old Age Grant shall be paid on or before 7 October 2025 (Tuesday), assured SASSA.
- The further schedule is as follows: Bank Beneficiaries shall have direct deposits from their banks between 4 and 6 October, which include ABSA, FNB, Nedbank, Standard Bank, and Capitec.
- Payments for SASSA Gold Card holders at retail outlets will begin on 5 October. Here, retail outlets include Shoprite, Boxer, Pick n Pay, and Usave.
- For cash payments by Rural Pay-Points and Mobile Units, the operational schedule may allow for payment till 8 October 2025.
- SASSA’s president maintained that each method is totally safe and secure, and no beneficiary will lose even a single cent during this delay.
Advice to Affecting Pensioners
To ease the inconvenience, SASSA offered the following pieces of advice:
- Don’t rush to the pay-points before your payment clears. The funds remain available even after disbursement; there is no cut-off date.
- Use the online facilities: Track your payment status online at urlsassa.gov.za or on the Moya App (free data on supported networks).
- Watch out for scams: SASSA will never send you SMSs or ask for your banking details.
What Is SASSA Saying about Future Payments?
SASSA guarantees that beneficiaries will be given their standard payments in November 2025. The Agency is thus conducting system checks and redundancies to avert a reoccurrence of the incident during the festive season, when transaction volumes are high.A SASSA spokesperson, Paseka Letsatsi, had appealed to pensioners to “remain patient and not to panic” as the payment for October just got delayed, not canceled.
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