The Johannesburg office of SASSA has closed down for now after eight workers were caught doing fraud. The office stopped working on Monday September 15 2025 and will stay closed until things get sorted out. These eight people went to court in Lenasia to face fraud charges.
They can’t work right now while SASSA looks into what happened.
SASSA told everyone this is just for a short time and they want to get the office working again soon.
Sassa wants to fix their problems & make things better. They plan to deal with delayed cases and stop people from cheating the system.
They also want people to trust them again. The office said they need to get the Johannesburg branch working properly. They want to catch up on old work & make sure no one breaks the rules.
To help people who need their services Sassa opened new places to serve them. They moved their workers to three different spots: Westbury Clinic, South Hills Community Hall and Cosmo City Multipurpose Centre.
These places will open at different times. The head of Sassa Mr. Themba Matlou made it clear that they won’t accept any dishonest behavior from their workers.
“We need to hold everyone responsible for what they did,” said Matlou.
He knew the office closure was a problem but said they had to do it. “We don’t like that the office is closed for now. But we are working on ways to help our people,” he said.
Sassa then shared when people would get their money in October. The payments will happen in the first two weeks. Sassa gives money to more than 19 million people. This includes old age pensions disability money war veteran support, care grants, foster care money, child support & extra help for those who need it.
Payment Schedule for October 2025: The Seniors will get their money on Thursday October 2.
– People with disabilities can collect their grants on Friday October 3.
– All child support payments will be made on Monday October 6.
Regular old age grant for people 60 to 74 years old is R2,315 per month.
– People over 75 get a bit more at R2,335 monthly.
– Veterans who fought in wars receive R2,315 each month.
– If you care for a child with disabilities you can get R2,315 monthly.
– Parents with children get R560 per month for child support.
– Foster parents receive R1250 monthly to help care for foster kids.
– The basic social relief grant (SRD) pays R370 each month to help people in need.
