SASSA: Here are R350 SRD grant payment dates for November

SASSA has released the payment dates for the R350 SRD grant for November. Here’s when beneficiaries can expect payment.

SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 04: A general view of senior citizens queuing for their monthly social grants outside Jabulani Mall on May 04, 2020 in Soweto, South Africa. According to media reports, the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) was hit by accidental double payments in some areas, and no payments in others, due to glitches in the system as it tried to make payment days less crowded by extending the dates. (Photo by Gallo Images/ER Lombard)

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released the payment dates for the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant for the month of November.

R350 SRD GRANT PAYMENT DATES FOR NOVEMBER

Beneficiaries who are approved for the month of November will be processed from 24 – 30 November 2023.

According to SASSA, funds will take about two to three working days to reflect in the client’s account after payment has been processed

Here are the payment dates for the remainder of the 2023/24 financial year:

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November 2023	24/11/23	30/11/2023
December 2023	18/12/23	22/12/23
January 2024	25/01/24	31/01/24
February 2024	23/02/24	29/02/24
March 2024	25/03/24	29/023/24

Source: SASSA.

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SRD GRANT EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR

While delivering the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana confirmed that the R350 SRD grant will be extended for another year.

Godongwana said in the current financial year, spending has been revised down by R21 billion. Further reductions of R64 billion in 2024/25 and R69 billion in 2025/26.

Godongwana said the implications of these adjustments will be partially offset by departments implementing the cost containment guidelines issued by the National Treasury.

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Furthermore, Godongwana said government has made a strategic decision to allocate funds to sectors that are personnel heavy such as Health, Education and Police Services.

“Additional funding of R24 billion this year and R74 billion over the medium term will be used to fund the 2023/24 wage increase and the associated carry-through costs in these sectors.

“R34 billion is allocated to extend the Copvid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant by another year. Over the medium term, a provisional alocation is retained while a comprehensive review of the entire social grant system is finalised,” he said.

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