Introduction
If you’re a South African and are receiving social grants, chances are you will be familiar with your Sassa card. This is the card that stores all your grant money and enables you to access it when needed. It can therefore be very concerning if this card gets lost or stolen. Luckily there are steps that can be taken to ensure that your funds remain safe even in these circumstances. In this article, we discuss what to do if you lose or have had your Sassa Card stolen.
Contact Your Bank
The first step after realizing the card is gone should always be notifying the bank where your account is held about the missing card situation as soon as possible. By doing so, they will freeze any transactions from taking place until further notice ensuring none of your funds leave without permission from yourself. The bank should also provide assistance on how best to proceed in replacing the lost/stolen Sassa Card while keeping track of all related costs associated with such a process so they may be reimbursed accordingly by SASSA (South African Social Security Agency).
Get A Replacement Card
Next up would be obtaining a replacement Sassa Card at an approved outlet nearest to where one resides – typically banks like ABSA, Capitec etc., post offices or SASSA branches themselves – where all necessary paperwork needs completing before being issued with a new one; including proof of identity documents such as passport copy or driver’s license plus utility bills confirming current address details among other things depending on which option chosen for application submission purposes (online/in-person).
Cost Of Replacing Lost Or Stolen Cards
The cost of replacing lost cards come at R68 per new issue along with potential delivery fee charges based upon delivery method selected during order placement stage (postal fees excluded although free standard courier provided within certain areas only) . As for those who have had their cards stolen due malicious intent however, no costs apply regardless whether ordering online or through physical outlets mentioned above but rather just need filing out official police report documentations outlining theft incident instead prior collecting new ones issued afterwards; still insisting on valid forms ID documents though same applies here too either way before issuance takes place ultimately speaking overall!