can sassa card be blocked 2023-2024

If you’ve misplaced your SASSA card and suspect that it may have been stolen, the first thing you should do is call the bank or Cash Payment Services (CPS) at 0800 600 160. (the toll-free number for landlines). The bank will immediately stop the card from accessing your account after blocking it.

As an alternative, you may

Keeping the following in mind when you visit any SASSA office

When reporting the incident of the lost SASSA card and identity documents (ID), you can get a temporary ID from the Department of Home Affairs in the event that it was also lost.
an affidavit attesting to the loss of the SASSA card.
Affidavit validating your personal information and saying that the cardholder did not commit the illegal withdrawal or any other suspected crime.
Proof of residency and a gold Social Grant payment card are needed once the grant has been put into the beneficiary’s personal bank account.

For the R20 replacement price, a brand-new SASSA card will be issued to you.

How is a SASSA stopped?

The steps to take are as follows: The South African Social Security Agency states that in order to revoke their SASSA Child grant, parents must contact their local SASSA branch and provide the necessary documentation: Arrangement letter or a copy of your most recent paystub Observation during the previous three months.

Could the SASSA card ever be stolen?

EFF Laetitia MP Arries questioned Zulu about Sassa’s records, and Zulu responded that 82 084 Sassa cards had been taken over the course of the preceding five years, totaling R23 million.

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