{"id":6614,"date":"2020-03-23T15:06:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T13:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=6614"},"modified":"2020-03-23T15:06:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T13:06:26","slug":"sassa-to-pay-grants-earlier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2020\/03\/23\/sassa-to-pay-grants-earlier\/","title":{"rendered":"Sassa to pay grants earlier"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced that people living with disabilities and the elderly will receive their grants on the 30th and 31st of March.<\/h4>\n<p>The payment of grants has been brought forward in an effort to ease congestion at pay points in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, SASSA said all other grants such as child support should be paid from the 1st of April.<\/p>\n<p>The agency has committed to observe hygiene protocols and\u00a0 service no more than a 100 clients at any given point, as per government regulations.<\/p>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared Covid-19 a National Disaster.<\/p>\n<p>To date, the Health ministry has confirmed 402 cases of Covid-19.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Latest confirmed cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> as at 23 March 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ryb8WUvQv6\">pic.twitter.com\/ryb8WUvQv6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrZweliMkhize\/status\/1242055979811966984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Government&#8217;s Covid-19 regulations<\/h4>\n<p>Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma released the regulations as designated under Section 3 of the Disaster Management Act,2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002).<\/p>\n<p>Among others, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2020\/03\/17\/icymi-a-summary-of-cyril-ramaphosas-national-covid-19-address\/\">regulations<\/a> allow for enforcement officers to order persons at a gathering exceeding the limit of 100, to disperse or face arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Sassa&#8217;s spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said they consulted widely and then resolved to bring the date forward.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to concerns regarding\u00a0 cash pay points, Letsatsi assures beneficiaries that safety measures will be in place.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Beneficiaries at pay points and post offices will be provided with hand sanitizers to prevent infections&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See the statement below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SASSA MEDIA STATEMENT: Early SASSA Grant Payment for Older People and Those Living with Disability <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SASSACARES?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SASSACARES<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_DSD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@The_DSD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCISMedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GCISMedia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernmentZA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovernmentZA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gDyz972ema\">pic.twitter.com\/gDyz972ema<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SASSA (@OfficialSASSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialSASSA\/status\/1241962362917265408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) older people and those with pre-existing medical conditions such as high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced that people living with disabilities and the elderly will receive their grants on the 30th and 31st of March. 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