SASSA CHANGING BANK DETAILS

SASSA CHANGING BANK DETAILS

SASSA CHANGING BANK DETAILS: Introduction

SASSA CHANGING BANK DETAILS is the most important part of SASSA grants. If you receive your SRD grant from a bank account, there could be a possibility that you may change banking details for any reason, such as you have closed your old bank account or changing your name or address. There is a simple process that can be done online, by phone, or by email. 

In this article, I’ll guide you step-by-step through the process of banking details submission. To receive your SRD r350 grant you have to provide the correct banking details. You can change your banking details by the following steps. Please make sure that you only provide your details to the official Sassa website.

Step 1: Visit the online web portal

First, you should visit the Sassa official website through the link srd.sassa.gov.za login into your account. If you are the applicant for the SRD grant but don’t have an account on the Sassa web portal, you can make a new account by giving your details and your SRD grant information. The account is needed to change your banking details for Sassa.

For asylum seekers and special permit holders:

If you are an asylum seeker or special permit holder, you must give your file number, passport number, and phone number for registration. The same details should be given that you used to apply for the sassa srd grant.

For South African natives:

If you are a South African native, you only required the 13-digit bar-coded ID card number you used initially to apply for the Sassa SRD r350 grant.

Step 2: Click on “Change banking details”

When logged in to the web portal, you need to go to the “change banking details” section. You can update your banking details using this section.

Step 3: Submit and verify your identity

After going to the “change banking details” you will required to prove your identity to start the process.

For asylum seekers and special permit holders:

If you are an asylum seeker or special permit holder, you will be asked to give your file number, passport number, and phone number to prove your identity.

Note: The asylum seeker and permit holder can only see their pick “n pay point to save their payments” They cannot give their bank account.

For South African natives:

If you are a South African native you will be integrated to give your 13-digit bar-coded ID number to prove your identity. When you give your identity number or other documents as an asylum seeker, you will be given an SMS on your registered cell phone number to prove your identity before you can change your banking details. The SMS will carry a source link, you need to click on this secure link to continue the bank details update process.

Step 4: Update your Sassa banking details with your preferred payment method

After the secure link is sent to your cell phone number, you will be given the instructions on the screen to follow. The instructions are easy to follow, and after proceeding you will be interrogated to select your preferred payment method.

If you don’t want to take payments in your bank, you can also choose your preferred payment method as a post office outlet or a cash send service. However, since you are to update your banking details, you should choose the bank payment method.

One time you choose the bank payment method, you will be prompted to give your baking details. You are required to give a bank account, which must be registered in your name, as Sassa cannot pay your grant to another person’s bank account.

Step 5: Review your banking details before submitting

 For SASSA CHANGING BANK DETAILS Please give your banking details correctly and review them before submitting them to ensure a smooth process and ignore any payment problems. when you review all the details and make sure that all the details are correct, then click on the submit button.

Step 6: Verification process and waiting time

When you submit the bank details, the system interrogates you to give some additional information to verify your identity. Give these details correctly. Sassa requires 5 to 7 working days to confirm and reflect your updated bank details in their database. However, the time may depend on the volume of applications received.

During the SASSA CHANGING BANK DETAILS, you are required to wait and keep an eye on notifications from Sassa on your registered cell phone number. Note, that it does not affect any payments that are due before your updated banking details are approved. After the approval of SASSA CHANGING BANK DETAILS, you can get your grant payments in your updated bank account in the next payment cycle.

Step 7: Verify details after update

When Sassa approves your banking details, you will be given an SMS on your registered cell phone number from Sassa. Then, you can log in to the online web portal and check if the changes are applied and your banking information has been updated successfully.

Change banking details for R350

If you want to change the baking details of R350. you should choose payment into a post office outlet. But, you must be the owner of the account. The sassa can’t pay you to another person’s bank account. please select the money transfer option to the post office outlet. Your payment method has now changed to post office outlets.

Sassa change phone number

It is possible that a sassa beneficiary would change a phone number or you lost your cell phone number. You want to change the cell phone number with sassa. But, make sure that you have to use your cell phone number and cannot register another person’s mobile number.

Those who want to change their contact information, like your phone number, can also do so by contacting Sassa’s phone number: 0800 601 011 then, choose Sassa’s change number. 

Conclusion 

In the summary of this article, A complete guide to a step-by-step process is provided. SASSA changing bank details is not difficult now. You can change your banking details easily by following simple steps.  

Frequently Asked Questions

Ans: It takes a few minutes to update your banking details from the Sassa portal but, the average time takes is around 7 to 10 working days to verify your new baking details.

Ans: When you apply to change your Sassa banking details, you will get your grant payment in your old account until your new account is verified. When the sassa verifies your new bank account, you will be given a notification and all coming payments will be given to your new bank account.

Ans: After every 3 months, you can update your banking details.

Ans: No, they don’t check your bank account every month. They only check it when you apply for the grant first time or you want to change your bank details.

Ans: Normally sassa takes 7 to 10 business days to verify your banking details. After 15 days you do not receive a confirmation message. Then, you should contact the Sassa helpline to check the status of your request.

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