SASSA urges patience, assures beneficiaries grants will be paid despite difficulties
3 July 2018
Social grant beneficiaries who draw their money at ATMs might have to wait a little longer to access it.
On Tuesday, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) assured those who experienced problems with electronic payments on Monday that they would be paid in full - within the next few days.
"What is being experienced is a result of a process of changing from an old to a new payment system for social grants. SASSA is also in a process of phasing out Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) as directed by the Constitutional Court and introducing the South African Post Office (SAPO) to pay social grants," said acting SASSA CEO Abraham Mahlangu.
He assured beneficiaries that their social grants would be paid in full.