Category: Sassa News

How To Apply For The R350 Grant For November 2023

How To Apply For The R350 Grant For November 2023 If you have been struggling with SASSA grant application process this post could be very much helpful to you. Check how to apply for the R350 grant for November 2023

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How To Track Your SRD Grant Appeal For October 2023

How To Track Your SRD Grant Appeal For October 2023 Sassa’s Social Relief of Distress grant is a temporary measure millions of South Africans depend on. An important part of being an SRD grant beneficiary is knowing all there is

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How To Update Your Personal Details For The Sassa R350 Grant

If your details are not correct when you apply for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, you may not be approved to receive the grant. The information you provide to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is validated by the

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How To Reapply For Sassa R350 Grant

If you had been part of the millions that have been receiving the R350 grant, it is important that you know how to re-apply for it. Here’s a guide on how to submit your Sassa application for R350. Beneficiaries of

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Sassa R350 Grant Extended By Another Year

Lobby groups have been advocating for the SASSA R350 grant to be made permanent. While the government has not made a decision to make the grant permanent, beneficiaries can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. Other opportunities: capitec is hiring

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How to Change R350 SRD Payment Method

More than 10 million people are currently benefiting from the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, however not every beneficiary has been paid. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is calling on grant beneficiaries to change their payment method.

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Will The R350 Grant Made Permanent?

Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R350 grant recipients breathed a sigh of relief when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 12-month extension of the grant. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana explained that R44 billion has been allocated to the Department of Social Development

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Sassa R350 Grant Payment Dates For April

As the new month begins, 10 million South Africans will have access to their Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants. Here’s when you can collect your R350 grant in April. The SRD grant is one of the many grants distributed

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SRD Grant Payment Dates For This Week

The South African Post Office (Sapo) has announced this weeks’ payment dates for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Beneficiaries are urged to first wait for confirmation via SMS whether their grant is available for the month of March.

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Sassa R350 Beneficiaries Are Urged To Update Their Bank Details

The South African Social Security Agency is calling on special Covid-19 R350 Social Relief of Distress grant applicants who chose the cash send option to update their banking details. SASSA has approved more than 9 million of the 14 million SRD grant

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Alternative Option For R350 Grant Application Reconsideration Requests

More than 3 million people have been declined from receiving the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant after more than 14 million applications were submitted. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says that applications are still being done online.

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Sassa Grant Payment Dates For February 2022

Sassa is responsible for disbursing grants to vulnerable South Africans. Every month, new payment dates are released. Here are the grant payment dates for February 2022. Sassa released the following Sassa grant payment dates: Older Person’s grants will be paid

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Sassa R350 Grant Payment Dates For Next Week

The importance of social grants cannot be understated as they assist more than 27.8 million people in South Africa. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) distributes a number of different grants and depending on your circumstances, you may qualify

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Sassa R350 Grant Extended By President Ramaphosa

In delivering his sixth State of the Nation Address, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) will be extended for 12 months. Ramaphosa said, “mindful of the proven benefits of the grant, we will

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SMS Needed To Fetch R350 Grant Payment

Eventhough you might be in a hurry to fetch your R350 grant payment, SASSA has said that you can’t just go fetch your grant. Keep reading to find out what needs to happen before you fetch your grant. Before SRD

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Sassa Calls Out Fake News

The end of the R350 grant has once again made SASSA the victim of fake news. SASSA took to Twitter to dismiss a fake Facebook post which claimed that grant beneficiaries will be paid in 5 minutes if they click

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Sassa May Increase R350 Grant Collection Options

Many of the approximately 10 million approved Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant applicants depend on Post Office branches around the country to collect their money. However, due to the high number of grant beneficiaries needing to collect their grant

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SASSA Is Now Processing SRD Grant Appeals

Their cases have been sent to the banking sector for validation, which is likely to take time. Sassa further stated that the main purpose of this is to double-check if they do not receive any income as this forms part

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What To Do About Your ‘Pending’ SRD Grant Status

If you have applied for the R350 SRD grant and now your application status is on ‘Pending’ then according to SASSA, this means that your application has not yet been approved. It means that SASSA is still in the process

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Collect your R350 grant from Pick n Pay, Boxer or Post Office

The South African Post Office (SAPO) has announced that approved recipients of the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant can now collect their benefit from Pick n Pay and Boxer stores nationwide from Wednesday, 22 September. However, according to

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How To Check R350 Grant Application Status Online

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has made it quite easy for applicants of the R350 Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to track their application by providing them with their application status online. How To Check Your

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How To Appeal Your R350 Grant If It Is Declined Due To UIF Registration

SASSA has arranged a way to appeal for applicants whose 350 SRD grant has been declined due to UIF registration. This is how you can go about processing your appeal instead of visiting the labour department. Visit https://srd.sassa.gov.za and provide the following

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SASSA Grant Payment Dates For October

As we approach the end of September and the start of October, SASSA grant beneficiaries will be interested in knowing their grant payment dates. The SASSA grant payment dates for September are: Older Person’s Grants 5 October 2021 This includes any

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SASSA R350 Grant Applications 2022

Applications for the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants will open this Friday, and payments are expected to be made at the end of August, says Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu. The government announced that it set aside

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Social Relief Distress Grant Comes To An End

Social relief distress grant comes to an end The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has issued a reminder that the R350 Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant for unemployed people, comes to an end on 30 April 2021.

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