SASSA confirms November grant payment dates

Chante Ho Hip
20 October 2025 | 7:00Here’s when you can collect your social grants next month.
- South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)
- Child support grant
- Grants
- Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant
FILE: Queues for social grants in Kuyasa, Cape Town. Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress Grant are struggling with identity verification processes. Picture: Mary-Anne Gontsana/GroundUp
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed its grant payments for November 2025.
- Older Persons Grant: Tuesday, 4 November 2025
- Disability Grant: Wednesday, 5 November 2025
- Children’s and all other grants: Thursday, 6 November 2025
The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is not paid on the same day but rather in batches.
SASSA also reminds all new applicants of its mandatory biometric enrolment in an effort to curb fraud.
From 1 September, all new grant applications require a fingerprint or facial scan
RELATED: Over 40k SASSA beneficiaries have completed biometric enrolment
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