South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) | Social Services

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is a government entity responsible for distributing social grants to more than 16 million deserving South Africans. Operating since 2006, SASSA continues to pride itself as one of government's flagship agencies aimed at mitigating the devastating impact of poverty and unemployment prevalent in our society. Through the distribution of various social grants SASSA aims at poverty elimination, promotion of social cohesion as well as contributing to economic development. SASSA Provides the following Social Grants: Old Age Grant Disability Grant War Veterans Grant Child Support Grant Foster Child Grant Care Dependency Grant Grant-in-Aid Social Relief of Distress. Our Mission is to administer quality customer-centric social security services to eligible and potential beneficiaries. Social relief of distress is a temporary provision of assistance intended for persons in such dire material need that they are unable to meet their or their families' most basic needs. Our