OLD Sassa cards can still be used until September 30 this year and the new Sassa cards are already available since May.
Existing beneficiaries should have already had their cards changed or be in the process of it. Bedridden and frail beneficiaries will be provided with the contact number to request for a home visit for the changing of the card.
The change of the old Sassa card to the new Sassa card for beneficiaries withdrawing their grants through banks ATMs and shops will take place as follows: June – Older persons and persons with a disability and July and August – children’s grants.
The change of the old Sassa card to the new card for beneficiaries withdrawing their grants at Pay-Points (community halls, tribal authorities, other community structures) will happen at the place where they receive their grant in July and August. Beneficiaries who receive their grant through their private bank accounts do not need to get the new Sassa card. These beneficiaries will continue to receive their grant in their private bank accounts.
Benefits of the new Sassa card include no illegal deductions, three free cash withdrawals at shops, one free cash withdrawal per month from a post office branch, all purchases (swipes) at shops are free – there is no fee charged for it as well as the new Sassa card is EMV compliant (Eurocard, Mastercard and Visa).
Benefits of the new #SASSA card. pic.twitter.com/S6CFgQuNL7
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) June 7, 2018
The card is also accepted at all shops and ATMs in South Africa that display the Visa sign.
You must be responsible when using your Sassa card and you may not use it as security to get a loan from a money lender or not falsely state the card was lost if it was pledged with a money lender to secure a loan.
For more information contact toll-free 0800 60 10 11.
Grant beneficiaries are advised to swap their old cards for the new SASSA card at SASSA paypoints during pay days starting 01 June 2018. Avoid using a SASSA office for swapping your old card to avoid unnecessary long queues. For convenience you can use a bank to get your grant pic.twitter.com/CSDDVRimQ7
— SASSA (@OfficialSASSA) May 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/ermbates/status/1003702447334985729
WATCH: Minister of Social Development, Susan Shabangu say the old #SASSA card needs to be swapped with the new card pic.twitter.com/VetTaOdqk5
— @SAgovnews (@SAgovnews) June 4, 2018
The new Sassa card gives:
•Three free cash withdrawals at shops.
•All purchases (swipes) at shops are free – no fee.
•No unauthorised deductions. It only allows a funeral policy deduction of 10% of the grant amount. pic.twitter.com/zsOSdCnfcp— SA Post Office (@PostofficeSa) May 28, 2018
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