Old Age Grant is a social welfare Program that is also known as Old age pension. This grant helps African Older People who are older than 60 years. The old people can’t work anymore and don’t have any source of income. SASSA administered this grant particularly for South African citizens, or permanent residents. The eligibility criteria for old age grant is determined by means test. This test determines the assets, income and financial condition. Once the application of an old age grant is approved then the applicant will start receiving payments.

How to track your SASSA Old Age Grant

Follow these simple steps to check the status of an old age grant.

1. Go to the official website of SASSA to check the status of your https://srd.sassa.gov.za/appeals/appeal
2. Now click on the submit button for the request of your application.
3. SASSA web portal checks your application for the old age grant.
4. Finally, your application status will show on the screen.

Steps to Apply for the SASSA Old Age Grant

Go to your nearest SASSA office to apply for an old age grant. And fill the application form. If you want to submit your application online then read carefully the instructions by the SASSA service website. If you are old enough to visit the SASSA offices then your friend or any family member can apply on your behalf.The person applying on your behalf should take a letter from you combined with a doctor’s note that will justify why you cannot apply for SASSA physically.

These forms are available at SASSA offices and must be filled in the company of the SASSA officer. It is possible to fill the application and submit it on your own. If at any time you are stuck when filling the form, then the officer who shall accompany you will assist in completing the application form. They will also take your interview. When they have taken the interview they will tell you whether or not you met the requirement for the grant.

And at the end of the application you shall also be provided with receipt stamped with date and Sassa officer which helped in the application. Regardless of your qualifications, you are required to retain this receipt since it has an application number which is your identification.

Documents Needed to Apply for Elderly Grant

• Your African ID number, if you don’t have an ID. Then provide Your original 13-digit bar-coded ID
• From the SASSA standard affidavit template, you are expected to complete the Affidavit form and this should be done in the presence of an Oaths Commissioner who should not be an employee of SASSA. You will be given the form by a SASSA official or you can visit here to download the SASSA affidavit.
• You are asked to provide a sworn statement, which you signed together with another person with a good reputation, a counselor, social worker.
• When it comes to documenting your application SASSA will take your fingerprint.
• During the process of considering your application you will be referred to the Department of Home Affairs to obtain the ID. If you do not get the ID your application will be put on hold by SASSA.
• certificate of your marital status such as Marriage Certificate.
• Divorce Decree confirming the dissolution of marriage.
• Documents of your current residential address address.
• Evidence of Shares and dividends and the same application goes for the married couple
• Affidavit in the form of Documentary evidence of your gross or earning capacity the value of the property .
• Photocopy of any other personal pension available
• Bank statement of the last three months.
• You are expected to present proof of previous membership with Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), also called the Blue Book as well as discharge certificate from a previous employer
• If your spouse died within the past 5 years, you have to then submit: a certified copy of the death certificate of your spouse, your spouse’s will, and if available, initial and final closing and distribution accounts.

SASSA Old Age Grant Payments date.

However, having checked your old-age grant application status, you need to find out when SASSA payment dates are to commence payment of your granted grant. The information below contains the payment dates scheduled for Old Age Grant in 2024.

Month	Payment Dates for Old Age Grant
January 2024	3/1/2024 Wednesday
February 2024	2/2/2024 Friday
March 2024	5/3/2024 Tuesday
April 2024	3/4/2024 Wednesday
May 2024	3/5/2024 Friday
June 2024	4/6/2024 Tuesday
July 2024	2/7/2024 Tuesday
August 2024	2/8/2024 Friday
September 2024	3/9/2024 Tuesday
October 2024	2/10/2024 Wednesday
November 2024	5/11/2024 Tuesday
December 2024	3/12/2024 Tuesday

How much is the SASSA Old Age Grant?

When applying for the SASSA Old Age Grant, if your application is successful you will receive payments from the time you lodged your application. SASSA issues R2,200 to Old Age Grant individuals who are 75 and older and R2,180 to the rest who are less than 75 years. These payment amounts would have provided for the SASSA increased grant payments for the proposed yet 2024 financial year.

You Application is not Approved

Where an application has been declined, the applicant is informed through a written notice indicating the reason for the decline by SASSA. Where you feel dissatisfied with such a decision, you are free to appeal to the Minister of Social Development at the National Department of Social Development. Just a reminder, when appealing to SASSA, the appeal must be done within 90 days from the date that you were informed that your application has been declined.

When is the SASSA older person grant going to be reviewed?

SASSA was of the view that your grant should be reviewed every year and with the priority evaluation being conducted depending on income you provided during your application through the means test. You will be informed not less than three months to the review or the date by which you are supposed to present a life certificate. If you collect your grant through a bank, institution or procurator, you need to complete a life certificate at the SASSA offices manually.