Is Sassa back online today for the September payments? This could be one of the questions Sassa beneficiaries are asking themselves after being unable to access their September social grant payments.
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Sassa September Payment Schedule
As from 05 September 2023, Sassa grants were disbursed to beneficiaries all over the country starting with the old age grant. The second day of payment disbursement was followed by the Disability Grant payments. However, some beneficiaries using the Sassa Gold card were left stranded when they cannot access their funds at the ATM or retailers. It has been reported that those who went the Post Office for withdrawal were successful.
Some beneficiaries only wondered whether their cards were still working or not.
Post Bank Apology
The South African Post Bank has issued an apology to Sassa beneficiaries who had challenges when accessing their funds blaming it as system glitches. This is not the first time incidents such as these occurred.
“Postbank advises SASSA grants beneficiaries that we are experiencing intermittent technical issues which are affecting some beneficiaries’ ability to withdraw their funds from ATM’s and the retailers.
The technical challenges also affect some SASSA SRD R350 withdrawals within retailers.” Said Post Bank in a press statement.
Is Sassa Back Online Today?
According to the Sassa latest news, the Post Bank has restored Sassa payment services. “The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) acknowledges notice from the PostBank regarding resumption of payment withdrawals or transactions following technical challenges experienced by social grant clients on payment days of the 05 and 06 September 2023. Clients can now enjoy the use of the SASSA/PostBank powered cards to make purchases and payments.” Said Sassa in a press statement.
But is it Fully restored?
Just after Sassa publishing the statement, a Facebook user commented and said they have tried withdrawing in the afternoon without any success. Get the latest Sassa updates here.
Sassa Grant News
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