New SASSA card – what you need to know
Beneficiaries will not be charged a service fee when using the new SASSA card.
The new SASSA card, issued by Post Office’s Postbank, has been specifically designed to prevent challenges with the illegal deductions that left many beneficiaries out of pocket in the past.
The only deductions allowed on the new SASSA card will be for funeral policies on non-child grants, which should also not be more than 10% of the total grant.
The new SASSA card operates fully within the national payment systems and has the following benefits:
* Three cash withdrawal from any participating merchant (such as Shoprite, Boxer and so on);
* One free over-the-counter cash at the Post Office;
* Free swipes (purchase payments) at all merchants;
* One free ATM balance enquiry per month.
Beneficiaries will not be charged R10 per month, or any such ‘service fee’, when using the new SASSA card, so a person gets their grant in full.
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