The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has officially verified the payment schedule of the social grants for February and March 2026, information that has been welcomed by beneficiaries for clear communication on the days when the funds will be issued. The agency employs the modular monthly payment system to have an orderly system used for the distribution of funds by SASSA and to alleviate long-queue congestion at pay points and ATMs.
Payment Schedule for February 2026
The February distribution of social grants will proceed on three consecutive days by SASSA within the first week to bifurcate the beneficiary process and make fund collection easy and efficient.
Pension Grants will be the first nuptials from SASSA, on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, afresh. Disability Grants will be followed with payment on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, while Grants followed by those for Children, thereby constituting Child Support, and Foster Care will be dispersed on Thursday, 5 January 2026.
For such payment dates, SASSA further affirms to indicate that for permanent grant categories such as the Older Persons Grant, Disability Grant, and Children’s Grant the funds will be either directly credited in their bank accounts or be available through the approved methods at the pay points, such as ATMs, Post Offices, and retail partners.
March 2026 Payment Dates
SASSA has poured full faith into the dates for the disbursement of payments in March 2026. Older Persons Grants follow serial ides and fall on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. Disability Grants have become the trial of fire for Wednesday, the 4th of March, and Beneficiaries- must identify the grants at the pay point on Thursday, 5 March 2026.
That payment plan-the Older Person on the first day, followed later-often is brought to the table by the SASSA calendar for millions of beneficiaries to make monthly budget planning somewhat easier.
What Happens Next for Beneficiaries?
It is by pre-knowledge of confirmed payment days that beneficiaries can take initiative in managing household expenditures and avoid an unnecessary waste of time. Given that once your SASSA grants have been paid in the accounts, they shall remain therein until the end of the month, beneficiaries do not have to rush collecting all their funds on the very day of the payment.
SRD payment processing, it should be noted, differs as SRD is the grant on which disbursement may often exclude payments till later in the month. To get to the exact date one should be expecting his/her payment, the SRD beneficiaries should refer to SASSA’s official status check later in the month.