South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)
Public Entity · Social Services · reports to Department of Social Development (DSD)
The South African Social Security Agency administers and pays social grants. It was established under the South African Social Security Agency Act, 2004 (Act No. 9 of 2004), to bring grant administration under a single national agency, replacing the provincial systems that preceded it.
It assesses applications, maintains the beneficiary system and disburses payments for the older person’s grant, the disability grant, the child support grant, the foster child grant, the care dependency grant, the grant-in-aid and the war veteran’s grant. It also administers social relief of distress.
It pays grants to a very large share of South African households each month, making it one of the largest social protection administrations in the developing world. It administered the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant, which was subsequently extended. It reports to the Department of Social Development.
Audit record, 5 years
Financial highlights, 2024/25
- Total Revenue
- R7.8bn
- Total Expenditure
- −R7.1bn
- Total Assets
- R2.9bn
- Total Liabilities
- R809m
Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.
Leadership, 19 listed
- Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Themba Matlou
- Chief Financial Officer
- Mr Tsakeriwa Chauke
- Senior Management
- Ms Busisiwe Mahlobogoana Mr Jabulani Makondo Mr Moses Mbedhli Ms Zodwa Mvulane Mr Brenton van Vrede Mr Sipho Selby Zwane
- Regional Executive Managers
- Mr Abraham Mahlangu Ms Lungelwa Makaula Mr Bandile Maqetuka Mr Godfrey Mohlamonyane Ms Karabelo Mojanaga Mrs Claudie Thamo Mzobe Ms Nkele Ntlhe Ms Mmapula Pheeha Ms Mildred Sono
- Communications Officers
- Mr Paseka Letsatsi Mr Andile Tshona
Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.sassa.gov.za, www.gov.za