Growing calls for a change in the income threshold of the R350 grant seem to have been answered. A human rights organisation has shared how failure to do this would have had devastating consequences for the grant’s existing applicants. Human rights organisation, Black Sash has opted to withdraw its litigation against the South African Social … Read more
We have received numerous reports from various sources of applicants especially those who use bank account as payment options that some R350 have started hitting their accounts. Upon further checks, it became clear that as SASSA has earlier promised that they were working tirelessly on the reconsideration or the appeal so that payments can be made. Some … Read more
In this article, you will see crucial information about the Cashsend Option being used by SASSA For SRD Grant Payments. Sassa introduced the Cashsend option when the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was implemented. However, is the Cashsend option still available to SRD grant beneficiaries? The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) introduced … Read more
The Social Relief of Distress grant otherwise known as the R350 Grant is only a few months into paying out grants since being reintroduced this year. However, the agency has been plagued by a number of issues when processing payments to beneficiaries. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has been distributing and processing payments … Read more
The R350 Social Relief of Distress grant is set to expire in 2023 but many have wondered whether the grant will be extended or if the government has put in place another financial relief scheme for unemployed South Africans. Millions of people in South Africa are beneficiaries of the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) … Read more
It is expected that around 10 million people will benefit from the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) after the Department of Social Development made changes to the qualifying criteria. However, an additional condition in the qualifying criteria has now been inserted. The Department of Social Development (DSD) has gazetted amendments to the Social Assistance Act. … Read more
Answer: 60 – 90 days. In terms of how long you have to wait before you receive feedback regarding the outcome of your appeal application, Sassa has stated that the Independent Tribunal will inform you of the outcome of your appeal electronically, within a period of 60 – 90 days from lodging of the appeal. Read How To … Read more
Answer: Should your application be declined, you will have the right to appeal the SASSA decision by lodging an appeal with the Department of Social Development for each month your application was declined. The process to lodge an appeal will be provided with the notification that your application has been declined. Learn How To Appeal R350 Grant … Read more
The R350 grant is a crucial support mechanism for millions of South Africans every month. However, many who rely on the crucial support have not received payments dating back for more than a year. In August 2021, the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was reintroduced to support unemployed individuals living in South Africa. While … Read more
So many R350 grant beneficiaries might have had their application been rejected which lead them to appeal. It might occur that the appeal upholds the rejection status. Can something be done about this? With millions of Sassa grant applications for the Special Relief of Distress (SRD) coming through every month, it’s no surprise that some … Read more