Sassa assures SA COVID-19 relief grant to be paid end of April There were delays in payments but Sassa said this is due to a number a reasons. Pensioner Anne Snyman leaves Mitchells Plain's Town Centre after collecting her pension payout on 30 March 2020. She said she stood in line for six hours. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN one hour ago JOHANNESBURG - The social security agency (Sassa) assured South Africans the delay in COVID-19 grant payments will be resolved before the end of this month. Some recipients are yet to receive their money. The agency said it’s working around the clock to ensure the payments are finalised.