Each year during the merry season, thousands of grant beneficiaries fall prey to hearsay that SASSA will make a double payout come December. These rumors manage to find their way to several social media platforms, providing elders, mothers, and the jobless with hopeful peace of mind concerning what is supposed to be extra wallpaper for the Christmas season.
However, SASSA has come out to officially clarify that the Information so widely circulating was misleading, and no such additional or bonus payout is officially being confirmed to take place in December.
The Genesis of the Rumour
It is generally the monthly fit of the December loans that could have sown the seed of the idea of double bonuses, which verily are not then there according to most years. Usually, several years have seen grants disbursed earlier than usual to cater to public holidays, and this alone engenders the feeling in many beneficiaries that they are getting double payment for the current month.
Also, a situation can arise where, had a certain beneficiary missed a payment in the previous month, then he or she could expect an arrears amount along with the December payment. This gives the uninitiated the impression that this is an extra grant when in truth it is money owed.
Statement by SASSA
Beneficiaries have to be reminded on a daily basis not to read too much into affirmations that their bonuses or double grants are in the offing by social media links. SASSA clarified that its grants were payable once every month and that no policy existed about automatic bonuses in December. The only exceptions were in the cases when delayed or outstanding payments were due, and after a long while, people could then see multiple deposits being remitted by means of back payments. Hence, SASSA encourages all beneficiaries to trust only official statements and not follow viral rumors.
December Payments Working Principles
Even if the days of payment are earlier in December, it does not mean that beneficiaries get allowance increment. Meanwhile, aged pensioners, disabled grant recipients, and dependent parents are due to receive their standard monthly figures only. Normally, with December’s announcement upfront, SASSA allows beneficiaries to get prepared for the first payments and try to ameliorate holiday disruptions. After all, the next time they come back, it’s the slow-paced route until the following month.
BONUS; LESS PE-ASS:
Beneficiaries are advised to ascertain their social security payment date, banking details, and account balances by using official SASSA information outlets. If anyone believes they received two deposits, they should verify if one of them is a backdated payment. Beneficiaries must be extremely careful when it comes to giving their personal details to any stranger pratterin’ about grant bonuses.
So Need I Mention … Conclusions?
In a free and fearless manner, SASSA rejected the wag claims of December double payments, reminding all South Africans that the grants are a monthly charity offered to the beneficiary. People who are kept abreast of information and communicated with correct news are among those who have tried to stay clear of confusion and lies propounded at them during their celebrations.