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If you're looking to apply for the R350 grant but you're unsure if you still qualify, keep reading to find out how to check if you still qualify. 

Having trouble with SASSA, wanting to find out information about your grants or wanting to have your questions answered? Here's how to contact them.

We know you've got plenty of SASSA related questions and we are here to bring you all the answers. Some good news, SASSA recently announced that grants will be paid out every month until March 2022. 

It's no surprise that almost 5 million people applied for the Special Relief of Distress grant when applications opened just a week ago. With South Africa's high unemployment and poverty rates, there is hope that this will provide some form of assistance to vulnerable individuals.

As soon as SRD grant applications opened, SASSA received an overwhelming amount of applications. This then lead to many issues arriving with the channels of application.

As applications for the SRD grant opened today, SASSA has now announced even more ways you can submit your SASSA R350 grant application. Keep reading to find out how.

The day has arrived as applications for the Special Relief of Distress grant are finally open. Just a week ago, the President announced that the grant would be making a comeback and that they'll be starting from scratch with SRD applications.

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.