SASSA payment dates
The government’s revised November schedule covers permanent grants and grants under review. Your SRD payday must be checked separately.
November 2026 payment dates
No November 2026 SRD payment window was verified in this update. Use your individual status record for an assigned payment date; the permanent-grant schedule is separate.
| Grant | Payment date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Older Persons grant | Fri 30 Oct 2026 | Announced in the SAnews report of SASSA’s revised schedule, 15 October 2026. |
| Disability grant | Mon 2 Nov 2026 | Announced in the SAnews report of SASSA’s revised schedule, 15 October 2026. |
| Children's grant | Tue 3 Nov 2026 | Announced in the SAnews report of SASSA’s revised schedule, 15 October 2026. |
| Grants under review | Thu 5 Nov 2026 | Announced in the SAnews report of SASSA’s revised schedule, 15 October 2026. |
| SRD grant | Not yet announced | No November SRD date verified in this update. Check your own status record. |
The permanent-grant and review-payment dates above are reported by the government news service, SAnews, in its 15 October 2026 report of SASSA’s revised November schedule. They do not establish an individual SRD payday.
When will SASSA pay SRD in November 2026?
Check srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/status for your own status. The link opens srd.sassa.gov.za in a new tab.
Why the November dates differ from the annual calendar
The annual DSD calendar was followed by SASSA’s October revision. Use the revised dates above for November; follow later official notices if the schedule changes again.
Check before you travel
Check your latest SMS from SASSA or srd.sassa.gov.za before you go to a pay point. This page cannot confirm your personal payment date.
SassaCheck is an independent service. We are not SASSA and not a government website. We cannot approve, decline or change any grant. We cannot change your payment date or banking details.
For SASSA's own channels, call 0800 60 10 11 or WhatsApp 082 046 8553. For SRD queries, email srd@sassa.gov.za. See our SASSA contact details page.
SassaCheck is not SASSA. Operator, registration and Information Officer details are available on request. Contact us at hello@sassacheck.org.za.
Where we post payment-date changes
We add payment-date changes to SASSA news and updates as we check them. We will update this page within 24 hours of SASSA publishing a November 2026 SRD date.
We do not publish a date we cannot source. If SASSA has not published a date, we say so and show the date we last checked.
Sources
These are the sources we checked on 29 October 2026.
- SASSA: SRD status and application portal. srd.sassa.gov.za . Opens srd.sassa.gov.za in a new tab. Checked 29 October 2026.
- SASSA: main website. sassa.gov.za . Opens sassa.gov.za in a new tab. Checked 29 October 2026.
SAnews: SASSA revises November grant payment dates ahead of elections, 15 October 2026. Verified 31 October 2026.
Grant amounts
Amounts for different grants are separate from the SRD means-test threshold. Check the date of the source before relying on an amount.
| Grant | Monthly amount | Who gets it |
|---|---|---|
| SRD grant (R370) | R370 per month | Adults aged 18 to 59 who meet the SRD means test and other eligibility conditions |
| Older Persons Grant (60 to 74) | R2,400 per month | People aged 60 and over, subject to the means test |
| Older Persons Grant (75 and older) | R2,420 per month | People aged 75 and over |
| Disability Grant | R2,400 | Adults who cannot work because of a disability |
| Care Dependency Grant | R2,400 | Carers of a child with a severe disability |
| War Veteran's Grant | R2,420 | Veterans who qualify |
| Foster Child Grant | R1,300 | Foster carers |
| Children's Grant (Child Support Grant) | R580 | Main carers of children under 18 |
| Grant-in-Aid | R580 | People who need full-time care |
Source: Government Gazette 54397, Notice R.7287, 23 March 2026. The notice sets the April amounts and the Foster Child increase to R1,300 from 1 October 2026. These are maximum monthly grant amounts, subject to the rules for each grant.