Check SASSA Balance Without Airtime 2025
If you’ve run out of airtime, don’t worry, you can always check SASSA balance without needing any airtime or data. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has made it easier for millions of grant recipients to access their payment information using cost-free methods.
Monitoring your SASSA grant balance, whether it’s for the SRD R350 grant or any other social grant, is essential for managing your finances and staying within the monthly income limits set by SASSA’s means test. These limits are reviewed monthly for both new applicants and existing beneficiaries.
Check SASSA Balance
To check your SASSA balance, you can use the official USSD code, the SASSA WhatsApp service, or visit any Postbank or Post Office ATM. You can also check your balance for free at major retailers or ask at your nearest SASSA office.
- Dial * 120 * 3210 # on your mobile phone. This is the USSD Code for SASSA balance inquiry.
- Follow the prompt and select the option to check your balance from the automated menu.
- Verify your ID number to confirm you are the registered SASSA grant beneficiary.
- Your current SASSA balance will appear on your phone screen.
- SASSA also sends your balance report in SMS for more details.
Once you have found your unclaimed SASSA balance for the child grant, old age grant, disability grant, and SRD R350 grant, you should reconfirm your SASSA status, whether your grant payment has been approved and when you can expect to receive it.
Note: If the first code doesn’t work, try * 120 * 69277 # and follow the same steps. Both are official SASSA USSD codes for checking your balance.
Check Your SASSA Balance Without Airtime at an ATM
You can check your unclaimed SASSA grant balance using your SASSA card (Gold Card or Black Card) at any ATM or POS machine, without needing airtime.
- Go to any Postbank ATM, Post Office ATM, or a retail outlet that partners with SASSA.
- Insert your SASSA card into the ATM slot or POS machine.
- Enter your PIN and select the ‘Balance Inquiry’ option from the menu.
- Your balance will appear on the screen, and you can choose to print a receipt with the details.
Use the SASSA WhatsApp Service to Check Your Balance
The official SASSA WhatsApp channel is open for beneficiaries to ask questions and make inquiries about grant payment dates.
You can check your SRD balance without airtime by sending a message to SASSA on WhatsApp. A service menu will appear, select the “Balance Inquiry” option, then confirm your ID number and mobile number to receive your grant balance information.
If you need, you can always visit the nearest SASSA office or payment point, including the Post Office, Postbank, Pick n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite, Boxer, or Usave, to check your balance for free, get help with your grant application, or ask about your grant status.
Make sure to bring your South African ID document and your SASSA card, whether it’s the older Gold Card or the new Black Card issued by Postbank. Go straight to the front desk for assistance. The staff will help you check your SASSA grant balance within a few minutes.
Important Reminder for SASSA Beneficiaries
If you receive the SASSA R350 Grant, now referred to as the SRD R370 Grant, make sure your account balance stays below R624. It’s crucial to withdraw any excess funds before the next payment schedule, or your SASSA grant declined for the month.
Other social grant beneficiaries should also ensure their account balance remains below the value of their monthly grant. If your balance exceeds the threshold, it could lead to a failed means test, and your grant may not be approved for the following month.
Update 2025: SASSA has increased grant payments for 2025, providing additional financial support to all social grant beneficiaries.
My r370 have been approved but no dates from January to October please help me because I did the verification for the ID and the bank account no dates
Since ever I applied I never took out money so I puted mih Capitec bank account so why I can’t get all the amount that is shown all does day
I want my Decline Months be pending and payment date April 2023 January 2023 August 2022 November 2022 crcly I am not working
Hi l did get my money for last month what must I do to get back
Im not working and my Srd grant is declined
Hi there. My 350 grant was approved last month with date and all but when I went to go and draw it the money was not paid in, it’s now 31 days later and still I have not received any money, I have tried your ussd codes, your site your WhatsApp but nothing worked.
Pls help I want to check my child grand with my phn the ussd code doesn’t work I don’t know why
Pls help me my Sim card that should be receiving otp code is lost please help me
My 350 was declined when i fix it was still declined
I have 25mhts approved with no paydates I opened a Tymebank account.I updated my bank account numerous times.still waiting on paydates.what can I do.
This things is not good enough for other people because they don’t even get that srd R350 it says you have alternative income while you are not working,, an am falling to understand that this R350 is for these who are lucky to have it or what.. Since I’ve registered i got it only for 2021 since then it says i have alternative income 🙄🙄 i really don’t appreciate that
My uncles r350 is approved with a pay date but the machine says no money available
Same as me they gave me dates of 17 April 2024 but I didn’t receive that money …
Call me and talk about this
How can I change my number I lost my phone with my sim card in
I applied for R350 grant and I see now that my March 2023 and February 2023 was approved do I have a possibly chance to get my grant if I go to collect on those organisations they deal with R350 grant and it is my first time what I must bring to collect grant please assist me.
Need help to change my number of me R350 because I lost my old number and have a new number
I have the same problem but no one is willing to assist even when I call them kuyafana nje I even emailed them but the response isnt helping either
I lost my phone number.. here is my id number 9909155905
All past dates say if registered declined,bit now I got only september this year, what Abt all those months it’s claims that I was registered coz is nothing changed .since coronavirus I’ve struggled without aid wer is my past moneys I haven’t received if I got it now?
I never get paid for june
I apply &it says my application is active when I enter my nu its say failed,its seems like someone use my id to apply that’s why I use my nu 078144445
I do appeal last month but still pending Aug March January
My October date was approved but never received payment
I have approved but no ppay dates 😩
Since I apply for Sassa r350 grand I never received my money hut it show my at my status check every month approved
Hi want to change my r350 to boxer , shopbrite and pick end pay store
How do I report atm swolled my ssa card ,no available numbers work. *120*62977# does not also work….
I want to apply my R350 grant but it tells me that it has already applied but I didn’t
Go to this page https://sassacheck.com/ and add your number and id it will tell you if you have applied for grant or not
My 350 is now declining saying Im getting some source of income but there is no money I’m getting besides child grant started on September and October…I even filled an appeal it’s still pending…will it approve??
I appeal for 3 month on october but it still pending
How
I did not receive my old age grant for November 2023. I had recieved 4 previous payments?
I approved but no date since last year August
Hi since I applie my social grant I got an SMS says my number has been changed.now I can’t receive my money I can’t even checke my status. I only received twice last year October it’s was my first and last time I received it
Hi…I since applied on July. An it says approved. But no pay date. What must I do
check your status here https://sassacheck.com
Hi i want my 6 digit application id
Hi kindly assist me to change my number i lost my old number please
My grant i think some one changed my phone number because i sassa HelpLine they said they would send me alink till today it been 6 month’s now
Follow this page to change your number https://sassacheck.com/sassa-change-phone-number/
Hi ,I lost my cellphone number I want to change it to my new cellphone number 0734658528
To change your number go to this page https://sassacheck.com/sassa-change-phone-number/
I apply since last year until now my R350 isn’t cm out all my months from January 2022 until now plz
Please go to this website to check your SASSA SRD R350 Status https://sassacheck.com/ what it says either application never approved or means test failed.
If I lost my child’s sassa grant card how do I check my balance online
If I have lost my foster grant payment
Hi I have about 19 approved but I haven’t received my money yet….
Am not werking no R350 I don’t know why some was used my account 1 months ago still NW am not recieved R350 my name is Godfrey mabasa my I’d is 850101650508 my number is 076799958 every month was declared