South Africa's welfare agency confirmed the payout order for everyone needing government assistance. Elders receive funds first. Disability recipients get cash next. Child grants drop last. Transfers happen via banks or pay points.
Maximum payouts hit R2340 for war veterans or citizens over 75. Regular old age pensions and disability checks sit at R2320. Care dependency matches that figure. Foster care pays R1250. Child support gives R560. The SRD grant remains R370.
Officials warned users about fake Facebook scams involving backdated SRD claims. Scammers promise payouts for lost SIM cards. Phony job listings for administrators also exist online. Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, kept that relief fund running long-term.