Adjusted from 21 April 2020: The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will open its systems to allow approved applicants to change their preferred method of payment for the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant.

Sassa said that from Monday (31 August) to Sunday (6 September 2020) beneficiaries can change from receiving their grants at the post office to receiving them through their personal bank accounts. They may also change from one bank to another.

Sassa said that this development was made in an effort to address challenges some beneficiaries have experienced in trying to access their special relief grant from the Post Offices.