By Oratile Mashilo
- SASSA will pay social grants for June 2026 in the first week of the month, with Older Persons Grants paid on 2 June, Disability Grants on 3 June, and Children’s Grants on 4 June.
- Grant amounts include R2 315 for most adult grants, R2 335 for older persons aged 75+, R560 for child support, R1 250 for foster care, and R370 for the SRD grant.
- The Constitutional Court is also hearing an urgent case involving Postbank and SASSA over the future of grant payment systems and concerns about how millions of beneficiaries will continue to receive payments.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will pay out the next social grants in the first week of June.
The agency administers more than 19 million grant payments, including the Older Persons’ Pension Grant, Disability Grant, War Veterans Grant, Care Dependency Grant, Foster Child Grant, Child Support Grant, Child Support Grant Top-Up, and Grant-in-Aid.
June 2026 payment dates
Grant beneficiaries are advised that payments will be made on the following dates:
• Older Persons Grant – Tuesday, 2 June 2026
• Disability Grant – Wednesday, 3 June 2026
• Children’s Grants – Thursday, 4 June 2026
SASSA grant amounts:
• Old Age Grant (60-74 years) and Disability Grant – R2 315
• Old Age Grant (75 years and older) – R2 335
• War Veterans Grant – R2 315
• Care Dependency Grant – R2 315
• Child Support Grant – R560
• Foster Care Grant – R1 250
• Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant – R370
ConCourt hears urgent Postbank bid over SASSA grant payments
The Constitutional Court recently heard an urgent application by Postbank against SASSA over the future of social grant payments to millions of beneficiaries.
The case follows a ruling by the Gauteng High Court in September last year, which struck Postbank’s urgent application from the roll after finding that the bank had waited too long before approaching the courts.
Questions over future of SASSA beneficiaries
During proceedings, the ConCourt raised concerns about what would happen to the roughly three million beneficiaries who currently receive grants through Postbank should the agreement be terminated.
SASSA’s legal representative, Advocate Oupa Modisa, acknowledged uncertainty around the issue.
“But now we know that there are about three million beneficiaries who receive their grants through Postbank. And we don’t know what is to happen to those,” Modisa told the court.
Judges also questioned how beneficiaries would continue to receive payments without deductions if the current system were to fall away.
“It’s not good enough to just say they will receive their grants without deduction. How are they going to receive it?” the court asked.
The court heard that such beneficiaries would continue receiving their grants through Postbank under Regulation 23, although questions remained about the long-term payment mechanism if the MSA is terminated.
Judges repeatedly pressed SASSA on what alternative payment system would replace the current arrangement.
In response, Modisa told the court that beneficiaries would still be able to collect their grants through retail partners already linked to the system, including Pick’n Pay and other retail collection partners currently working with Postbank.
“They will continue getting the money there,” Modisa said.
However, the court questioned how those payments would be processed if the agreement between SASSA and Postbank is ultimately terminated.
This article was republished from The Citizen.
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