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Ages 60–74, maximum monthly
R2,400 / month
From 2026-04-01
Budget: from R2,315 to R2,400.
I am 60 or older · SASSA
Older Persons Grant
Monthly social assistance for people aged 60 and over who pass the means test. Not a private pension.
R2,400 / month
Hover the amount for four other currencies (live rate).
Who it is for
South African citizens, permanent residents or recognised refugees aged 60+, living in South Africa, not in a state institution.
This is state social assistance. A private retirement annuity or living annuity is insurance/investment, not this grant.
Conditions
- Age
- 60 years or older.
- Residence
- Citizen, permanent resident or recognised refugee, living in South Africa.
- Means test (income)
- Single about R9,350/month (R112,200/year); married about R18,700/month (R224,400/year) — April 2026 thresholds reported by aggregators; confirm with SASSA.
- Means test (assets)
- Single about R1,584,000; married about R3,168,000 — confirm with SASSA.
- Other grants
- Cannot usually receive another main SASSA grant at the same time (Grant-in-Aid is an add-on).
Primary source first. A disputed or stale figure stays visible. Hover a rand or dollar figure for four other currencies.
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Ages 75+, maximum monthly
R2,420 / month
From 2026-04-01
Higher rate for 75+. Sliding scale may reduce the amount.
Cross-checks
- agrees Everything you need to know about social grants GroundUp: R2,400 from April 2026 (60–74).
- disagrees The Citizen — SASSA payment-date articles The Citizen Jul/Aug 2026 still listed R2,315 / R2,335 — pre-April figures. Use for payment dates, not the current amount.
How to apply
SASSA office, online, or mobile unit. Identity, proof of residence, income and assets.
Methodology
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Headline amounts are the National Treasury 2026 Budget figures from 1 April 2026. Cross-checks are stored on each grant. Sliding-scale means tests can pay less than the maximum. Change this row in Core SA and the Compass follows.
- Take the Budget Review amount as the maximum.
- Keep a cross-check (GroundUp, SASSA, news). If a page still lists the pre-April figure, mark it as disagreeing, do not overwrite the Budget amount.
- Means-test thresholds are aggregator figures unless SASSA publishes a table — labelled as such on the grant.
Where sources disagree
- noteThe Citizen Jul/Aug 2026 payment-date articles still listed pre-April amounts.
- noteFoster child: Budget R1,295 vs some explainers R1,290.