US EditionBREAKING: Official 2026 SASSA Grant Increases Confirmed
Most standard social grants will rise by 3.4%, benefiting about 26.5 million recipients, while the SRD grant remains unchanged until March 2027.
- Following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech, the South African Social Security Agency confirmed official 2026 SASSA grant increases.
- In response to fiscal pressures, the social grant allocation was adjusted down over the medium term to reflect a lower inflation outlook and improved grant targeting and verification, yielding R2 billion and R1 billion in savings.
- Grants rise by roughly 3.4%, with the official SASSA grant table showing Old Age increasing by R80 and Child Support by R20, while SASSA SRD remains unchanged until March 2027.
- First increased payments are expected in April 2026, while March 2026 uses old payment amounts and beneficiaries should note a 2-3 day reflection period in bank accounts.
- Government figures show that the R2.67 trillion social protections budget supports 13.6-million school children and 26.5-million beneficiaries despite economists' expectations.
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Social Grants get R292.8bn boost – The Mail & Guardian
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has allocated R292.8 billion to social grants in the 2026/27 financial year, covering old-age, disability, child support, foster care and grants for war veterans. “Old-age, disability and care dependency grants will rise by R80 to R2,400 per month,” Godongwana said in his budget speech to parliament, adding that the war veterans’ grant would increase to R2 420. Foster care grants will increase to R1 290 in Apri…
BREAKING: Official 2026 SASSA grant increases confirmed
Official 2026 SASSA grant increases have been confirmed by the agency following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s annual Budget Speech. However, they are lower than many economists had predicted. There is concern this will anger the millions of beneficiaries who rely on these grants as their sole source of income. WIN | R2 000 in The South African’s SASSA grant survey OFFICIAL 2026 SASSA GRANT INCREASES In an official statement from the Nation…
SASSA Announces New Social Grant Amounts Increment - Npower Discussion Group
SASSA Announces New Social Grant Amounts Increment In today's latest SASSA news, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Chief Executive Officer, Mr Themba Matlou has welcomed the increase in social grant amounts as announced by the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday, 25 February 2026. According to SASSA, tabling the Budget for the 2026/27 financial year, Minister Godongwana announced that R292.8 billion has been all…
Finance Minister Announces Social Grant Increase Payable from April 2026
The South African government has announced increases to all major social grants for the coming financial year, offering much‑needed relief to millions of vulnerable citizens. According to the 2026 Budget Review released by National Treasury on Wednesday, permanent grants such as old age, disability, child support and foster care will see boosts in monthly payouts — though the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant remains unchanged at R370 per mo…
SASSA grant increases confirmed from April 2026
The SASSA grant increases were confirmed during the 2026 Budget Speech delivered in Parliament on 25 February 2026. Millions of SASSA beneficiaries across South Africa, including the Eastern Cape, will receive higher payments from April 2026. What is happening? For the 2026/27 financial year, social grants are allocated R292.8 billion . The Minister confirmed the following increases effective from April 2026: The Old Age Grant, Disability Grant…
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