SOCIAL SECURITY AGENCY (Sassa) beneficiaries can breath easy as the Umhlanga Post Office finally offers the card swap service. In the past few weeks, the Northglen News has been inundated with calls from residents wanting to know where they can get the new SASSA card.
Post Office provincial spokesperson Nobuhle Njapha said their doors are officially open for people who want to swap their cards.
“There is no fee for the card swap. However residents are urged to make sure they bring their IDs and their old SASSA cards when they visit our offices,” she said.
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According to local councillor Heinz de Boer the swap takes about ten minutes per person.
“If there is a large group of people who need card swapping, the Post Office will send a team to a central venue. People who cannot make it to the Post Office due to severe disability, they can be visited at home,” said de Boer.
Residents are also warned that the Umhlanga Post Office does not cater for new Sassa grant applications. The deadline for renewing the card is end of September this year.
De Boer concluded by saying, “The Post Office does not have waiting chairs for citizens. So maybe take a camp chair with, although there are no major queues at the moment,” said de Boer.
The new SASSA card offers:
- Three cash withdrawal from any participating merchant (such as Shoprite, Boxer)
- Free swipes (purchase payments) at all merchants;
- One free ATM balance enquiry per month.
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