SASSA in WC says over 119k social grant beneficiaries still need to replace gold card

CAPE TOWN - The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in the Western Cape says there are more than 119,000 social grant beneficiaries who still need to replace their gold cards in the province.

The agency says it has helped more than 202,000 grant recipients switch to the new Postbank black card.

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SASSA and Postbank are appealing to social grant beneficiaries to continue visiting card replacement sites such as Shoprite, Checkers, Usave, Pick n Pay, Spar, or Boxer stores to do the swap.

"SASSA would like to reassure beneficiaries that they will receive their social grant, even if they have not yet migrated to the Postbank black card or to the bank of their choice, but they will receive their social grants through an alternative payment method at post office counters," said SASSA Western Cape spokesperson Shivani Wahab.