SASSA has set out a new method in the R350 SRD payments for caregivers as an effort to secure the distribution of funds and improve efficiency. Caregivers can now access their funds through their SASSA payment card system.
The new method will enable caregivers to access their R350 SRD funds with ease in addition to the grant payments they already receive as foster parents.
Caregivers are also advised to use ATMs and merchants instead of going to post offices to collect their money.
As one of the cheapest methods to make purchases, clients can use their cards to make payments and purchases instead of cash withdrawals.
SASSA has received over 11 million applications for the SRD grant nationally since the beginning of August 2021 when applications opened.
Despite the high volume of applications received, SASSA has been able to execute the payment of funds to verified clients. They agency has said it will continue to process and verify remaining applications.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has since announced that unemployed caregivers will be issued with the R350 grant until the end of March 2022.
The number of people eligible has been increased because individual caregivers who receive a Child Support Grant have now been made eligible for the R350 grant as well.
Previously woman who were raising children alone were unfairly disadvantaged. Because they received a child support grant for their children, they could not receive the R350 grant - even though the child support grant is for the children's needs, not for the caregiver's needs.
As a reminder for the qualifying criteria for Caregivers, please refer to the social development website for further information on the following link: https://www.sassa.gov.za/newsroom/articles/Pages/SASSA-Opens-System-to-…
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— SASSA (@OfficialSASSA) September 2, 2021
