sassa grant payments

The R350 grant will be coming to an end at the end of April. The Black Sash has called on government to not put an end to the grant. 

To avoid fraud, SASSA considers a random selection of applications each month to do internal verification and quality assurance. Once the process is completed the applicants who qualify will be processed, whereas others will be 'referred' or declined.

Did you know that if SASSA rejected you when you applied to benefit from the R350 grant, you can appeal and possibly be funded? However, if you don't appeal, you won't get a second chance due to a lack of funds.

Due to SASSA beneficiaries having to wait in long queues for their Special COVID-19 SRD grants, the South African Post Office has decided to implement a system to decrease the waiting time for these beneficiaries.

After SASSA's Temporary Disability Grant lapsed on 31 December 2020, beneficiaries of this grant have been told to re-apply for 2021. Keep reading to find out how to do so. 

Recently, SASSA's CEO Totsie Memela conducted monitoring and compliance visits to Western Cape local offices.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has said that no new applications for the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant will be considered after 31 January.

Fake news has been uploaded on Facebook about the 2021 SASSA Internship program. SASSA clears the air.

SASSA decided to cancel child support grants for people who were battling to get IDs and birth certificates, however, the UCT Children's Institute appeals to SASSA to reinstate the grants.

SASSA has decided to make things easier by allowing beneficiaries to update their personal details on their website. Follow these steps to find out how you can update your personal details on SASSA's website.

If you want to register an online SASSA account, keep reading to find out how to do so. 

The DA has called for SASSA to clarify why there is a lack of funds available for an extension of the temporary disability grants, which were suspended at the end of December. 

On Wednesday, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and Department of Social Development presented to the Portfolio Committee to address challenges applicants experienced when reapplying for the Temporary Disability Grants.

For the past few weeks, SASSA has had many issues with applicants and beneficiaries waiting in long queues outside their offices. The Social Development Portfolio Committee has given them a deadline of two weeks to come up with a plan to prevent these long queues.

Stop wondering if you were approved for your SASSA grant and follow these steps to find out how you can track your SASSA grant application status online.

Calls are growing for the Temporary Disability Grants to be extended as these social grants help many people provide for their families while they are unable to work.

On Monday, it was announced that all Temporary Disability Grants which were extended from February to December 2020 have lapsed. For more on this keep reading…

Since Tuesday night, many grant beneficiaries have found themselves sleeping outside SASSA offices to ensure that they were the first in line when the offices opened in the morning.

SASSA beneficiaries of the Temporary Disability Grant are encouraged to renew their expired grant at the nearest SASSA office. 

SASSA has suspended over 200 000 temporary disability grants due to lack of funds resulting in beneficiaries having to reapply for medical assessments.