Quick answer: Older Persons - 3 August. Disability - 4 August. Children's grants (Child Support, Foster Care, Care Dependency) - 5 August. SRD R370 - last week of August (individual dates vary, check yours at srd.sassa.gov.za). Women's Day public holiday is 10 August - this falls after payment week and does not affect grant payments.
| Grant Type | August 2026 Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Older Persons Grant | 3 August 2026 | Monday |
| Disability Grant | 4 August 2026 | Tuesday |
| Child Support Grant | 5 August 2026 | Wednesday |
| Foster Child Grant | 5 August 2026 | Wednesday |
| Care Dependency Grant | 5 August 2026 | Wednesday |
| SRD R370 Grant | Last week of August | Individual dates vary |
August 1 falls on a Saturday, so SASSA shifts payments to the first three working days of the month: Monday 3, Tuesday 4, and Wednesday 5 August. This is the standard SASSA adjustment when the 1st is a weekend - payments are not delayed, just moved to the next available working days.
Women's Day - 9 August 2026: National Women's Day falls on a Sunday in 2026, which means Monday 10 August is the public holiday. This is after the grant payment dates (3-5 August) and does not affect when you receive your permanent grant. However, if you are planning to collect cash at a retailer or ATM, expect it to be busier than usual around the 10 August long weekend. The SRD R370 last-week payments could be affected by the holiday - check your specific date at srd.sassa.gov.za.
SRD payments are staggered individually across the last week of August. The Women's Day long weekend (9-10 August) does not fall in the last week, but SASSA may schedule some SRD payments to avoid the following long weekend period if dates overlap. Your personal date is at srd.sassa.gov.za - it typically appears from around the 15th of August onwards.
Approved but no date yet? Check again from 15 August. If there is still no payment date by 25 August, call 0800 60 10 11 (free) to find out when your payment is scheduled.
August has a public holiday (10 August) that will make some retailers and ATMs busier mid-month. For your grant payment in the first week, the usual advice applies - use an ATM or bank app rather than queuing at a retailer on pay day. The Monday morning of payment week (3 August) will be particularly busy at Shoprite and Pick n Pay.
The first-week payment dates (3-5 August) are straightforward and should process normally. If your payment has not arrived by the end of the third working day after your payment date: