Grant cards won’t expire, yet – assures SASSA
The South African Post Office says the relief grant cash does not have to be collected before the end of January, and Sassa has reassured grant recipients that their cards will not expire on 31 March.
“These claims are not true. The Sassa cards will not stop working on 31 March 2021,” reported the spokesperson.
The confusion arose when the SA Reserve Bank reported that the Sassa cards would need to be replaced.
This was confirmed by Sassa, who added that there was no set date on when this would have to be done.
“Information on the card replacement will be made public in due course,” said the statement.
“Sassa clients have the right to choose their payment method and there is nothing that forces the clients who are currently being paid through the South Africa Post Office (SAPO) to change to bank accounts. They will still be paid using the current Sassa-SAPO card beyond April 2021,” said the statement.
Covid SRD Grants
Meanwhile, the South African Post Office spokesperson, Johan Kruger also confirmed today (29 January) is not the last day beneficiaries of the relief social grant of R350 can collect their money.
“Many people who applied for the Covid SRD relief grant are under the impression that today, 29 January 2021, is the last day that they will be able to collect their grant. As a result, beneficiaries and flocking to Post Office branches in large numbers,” said Kruger.
“Covid SRD relief money that has been approved will not expire and will remain available at the Post Office until it is collected,” reassured the spokesperson.
“There is no need to rush to the Post Office to collect your grant. The money will be waiting for you until you are able to collect it. You will receive a SMS notification informing you of when to come and collect your grant at the Post Office Branch,” said Kruger.
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