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 here. If you don’t meet all the criteria unfortunately your application will be rejected. Millions … Read more
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 to know about its appeals process. Every month, thousands, probably millions of South African citizens … Read more
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 Department of Home Affairs. This information includes your ID number, Name and Surname. This is … Read more
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 the Special Relief of Distress (SRD) grant were advised to re-apply for the Sassa grant before … Read more
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 bank teller apply here The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was introduced in May … Read more
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. This is due to issues related to the cash send payment option. Sassa explained, ‘The … Read more
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 for the extension of grant. The extension was made possible by ‘larger-than-expected revenue collections’. … Read more
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 by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). The SRD grant has no fixed payment … Read more
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. Recently, the South African Post Office (Sapo) announced this weeks’ payment dates for the Social … Read more
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 applications. The SRD grants are distributed through a number of avenues. Applicants can collect their … Read more
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. However, there is another option you could use to lodge a reconsideration request. Sassa said, … Read more
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 from 3 February This includes any grants linked to these accounts Disability grants will be … Read more
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 for a Sassa grant. The Covid-19 pandemic saw more than 2 million people lose their … Read more
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 extend the R350 SRD grant for one further year to the end of March 2023”. … Read more
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 grant beneficiaries fetch their R350 grants, they first need to have received an SMS. If there … Read more
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 on a link attached to the post. “The below information is NOT true and does … Read more
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 money, there are often long snaking queues at Post Office branches around the country. The … Read more
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 of the SRD grant criteria. In order to be eligible for the SRD grant, applicants … Read more
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 of scanning your details so that it can be verified first. What do you need to … Read more
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 the national postal service, this is only open to grant recipients who have received an … Read more
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 Status Online Go to the SASSA SRD grant website Scroll down to ‘Application status’ Click on … Read more
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 information: Identity Number or Department of Home Affairs Refugee permit number Name and Surname as … Read more
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 grants linked to these accounts Disability Grants 6 October 2021 This includes any grants linked to … Read more
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 R27bn for the payment of R350 social relief of distress grants to eligible and unemployed … Read more
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. “This means that no new applications will be accepted after this date. However, all applications … Read more