SASSA spreads the permanent grants over three set days early in every month, starting with older persons, then disability grants, then children’s grants. The dates for the whole 2026/27 financial year (April 2026 to March 2027) were approved by National Treasury and published by the Department of Social Development in March 2026. Below is every month, followed by an explanation of why some months start on the 2nd and others on the 5th.
Grant pay days, April 2026 to March 2027
Each line reads: older persons / disability / children’s grants. Months up to October 2026 have already started or been paid.
- April 2026 (paid): Thursday 2 April / Tuesday 7 April / Wednesday 8 April
- May 2026 (paid): Tuesday 5 May / Wednesday 6 May / Thursday 7 May
- June 2026 (paid): Tuesday 2 June / Wednesday 3 June / Thursday 4 June
- July 2026 (paid): Thursday 2 July / Friday 3 July / Monday 6 July
- August 2026 (paid): Tuesday 4 August / Wednesday 5 August / Thursday 6 August
- September 2026 (paid): Wednesday 2 September / Thursday 3 September / Friday 4 September
- October 2026: Friday 2 October / Monday 5 October / Tuesday 6 October
- November 2026: Tuesday 3 November / Wednesday 4 November / Thursday 5 November
- December 2026: Wednesday 2 December / Thursday 3 December / Friday 4 December
- January 2027: Tuesday 5 January / Wednesday 6 January / Thursday 7 January
- February 2027: Tuesday 2 February / Wednesday 3 February / Thursday 4 February
- March 2027: Tuesday 2 March / Wednesday 3 March / Thursday 4 March
The dates for April 2027 onwards belong to the next financial year. SASSA normally publishes them around March, once Treasury has approved them.
Which grants fall on each of the three days
- Day one: the older persons grant. War veterans grants and grant-in-aid are paid alongside the adult grants. The older persons pay day guide explains the R2,400 and R2,420 amounts.
- Day two: the disability grant.
- Day three: grants paid for children, namely the CSG, the foster child grant and the care dependency grant. See the R580 child support grant page and the foster child grant pay day page for the details of each.
SASSA spreads the payments over three days so that the national payment system, banks, ATMs and retail tills are not flooded by millions of withdrawals on a single morning. The money stays in your account after the pay day, so there is no need to queue on the first day.
How weekends and public holidays move the dates
SASSA avoids starting the cycle on the 1st of the month, on a Monday, or straight after a weekend or public holiday. That single rule explains every odd-looking month in the list:
- April 2026: older persons were paid on Thursday 2 April, before the Easter weekend. Good Friday (3 April) and Family Day (6 April) pushed disability grants to Tuesday 7 April.
- May 2026 and January 2027: the 1st is a public holiday (Workers’ Day, New Year’s Day) followed by a weekend; with Monday ruled out, payments begin on Tuesday the 5th.
- July and October 2026: the cycle starts late in the week, so the weekend falls in the middle and the next group moves to Monday. In October, disability grants land on Monday 5 October and children’s grants on Tuesday 6 October.
Grants under review: an extra fourth day
If SASSA has flagged your grant for a review, you may be paid on the next working day once children’s grants are out, instead of on your normal day. In August 2026, for example, SASSA paid these grants on Friday 7 August. SASSA announces this day month by month and has not published one for October 2026, so treat any date you see elsewhere with caution. A household that collects several grants can use the routine for homes with more than one grant to keep track.
The R370 SRD grant is not part of this schedule. Each SRD month is assessed separately and its pay day appears on srd.sassa.gov.za once that month is approved.