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.
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.
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.
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 has suspended over 200 000 temporary disability grants due to lack of funds resulting in beneficiaries having to reapply for medical assessments.
With very short notice after NSFAS announced that they would no longer be funding postgraduate qualification, PGCE students were left without funding. Thousands of students are now calling for NSFAS to reverse this decision and fund PGCE students again.
Nelson Mandela University has suspended contact classes on its campuses in Gqeberha due to a rise in Covid-19 infections. The Tshwane University of Technology announced the same motion this week.
The Western Cape Education MEC issued a statement confirming that district officials are investigating the DF Malan High School homophobia allegations.
The National Teachers' Organisation of South Africa has voiced its concerns as teachers prepare for their vaccine jab following the arrival of half a million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology has become the first tertiary institution in the country to open it's vaccination centre to cater to their very own staff and students.
