The Moya App is a South African messaging app that lets you chat and use many online services without paying for data. Its best-known feature for grant holders is the free grant check for the SASSA SRD grant. You can open the official grant website inside the app without incurring data costs, so you can…
The final date to switch from the Gold version to the new Postbank Black Card was the end of August 2026. Gold Cards stopped working after that date. In short, SASSA Gold Cards stop working at every ATM and till. If you are still using a SASSA Gold Card, you cannot withdraw money with it,…
A declined card from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) can be stressful, especially when you are standing at a till or an ATM on pay day. In most cases the problem can be fixed without losing your grant money. Reason 1: You Are Still Using a SASSA Gold Card Postbank set 31 August…
The Department of Social Development has warned South Africans not to trust a viral post about a new government payment. In a statement released on 1 December 2025, the department cautioned members of the public to be extremely vigilant about a fake message circulating on social media. The post claims that President Cyril Ramaphosa instructed…
The South African Social Security Agency no longer sends money to the old SASSA Gold card. Beneficiaries who used the old card now receive their money on a black chip version instead. If you still hold the green and gold version, you must swap it before you can access your grant money again. This guide…
The South African Social Security Agency allows applicants to reapply for most social grants online through its Online Grants Application system, often called SASSA e-Forms. In a 2026 report to Parliament, SASSA confirmed that re-applications are available on this system and that the re-application process is similar to a first application. This guide explains when…
Most people who search for this don’t have to do anything. If your file is still active, the South African Social Security Agency screens it every month on its own, and the R370 keeps arriving without a fresh form. Starting over is only for people whose old file is gone. It may have lapsed, been…
Yes, you can top up your phone straight from your grant money. Since 1 September 2026 the old Gold version no longer works, so everything below is about the Postbank Black Card. It behaves like any ordinary debit card, which gives you more ways to get talk time and data than most grant holders realise….
You have 90 days from the date SASSA declines a month to lodge an appeal with the Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals (ITSAA). Miss that window and the month is gone for good. Inside it, the process is free and runs fully online. The catch is that each month counts on its own. If…
SASSA has changed its November 2026 payment dates. The Local Government Elections are on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, and that day is a public holiday. Under the old calendar, disability grants would have been paid on election day. So SASSA moved the dates, and National Treasury approved the new schedule. The biggest change is for…