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South African civil society groups have made another urgent appeal to the government to keep and increase the R350 grant. However, the outcome is yet to be determined following a recent meeting with government officials.

As the closing deadline for the second cycle of the R350 grant draws closer, civic organisations have continued their calls for it to be extended. They also want the government to consider introducing a Basic Income Grant.  

With the first month of the new year nearing its end, the South African Social Security Agency(Sassa) has released the SRD grant payment schedule for February 2022 and they are as follows.

If you are a beneficiary of the R350 SRD grant and you have opted to receive your grant payment through the cash send option then Sassa is advising you to change this payment method in order to prevent delays. 

According to Sassa, they are currently experiencing delays in processing reconsiderations for the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grants.

The issue of people not yet receiving the outcomes of their Sassa reconsideration applications has got people panicking and frustrated. Sassa has explained how applicants can resolve setbacks to the appeals process. 

If you have lodged an appeal after your initial Sassa R350 grant application was declined and find that there has been a delay in receiving any feedback, here is why this has been happening. 

If you are a beneficiary of the R350 SRD grant then you may want to know when you can collect your grant payment at the South African Post Office this month. We have listed these dates below. 

So you have just submitted your R350 SRD grant application and while checking how far along it is in terms of being processed you find that it says ‘Referred SAFPS'. Here's what it means and what can be done about it.

Does your R350 SRD grant status say "Alternative Income Source"? Here's what you can do about this. 

Certain Covid-19 SRD grant applications received an ‘Identity Verification Failed’ status, here is what it means.

As the R350 SRD grant will be coming to an end in March 2022, many recipients are still complaining about a number of things, such as the reasons for their applications being declined. If you have received the ‘Existing SASSA grant' SRD status, here's what you can do about that status.

Are you among the R350 grant applicants who have lodged an appeal on their application but have not received a response on the outcome? Sassa has clarified why this may be the case. 

With the second cycle of the R350 grant still in full swing, chances are, you have already submitted your application only to receive feedback stating that you have been declined because you are “NSFAS Registered”. Let’s break down the reason for this and what it means.

Are you a Sassa SRD grant recipient who recently entered into a marriage? Or have there been any changes in your current marriage status? Sassa requires that you inform them of any changes to your personal details.

Have you, for any reason, had to cancel your SRD Grant and would like to have it reinstated? Here is a step by step guide on how you can do it.
 

After submitting your Sassa SRD grant application, you might want to check the status of your application. But you might find that your R350 grant status is 'reapplication pending', here's what you can do about that status.

So you've recently applied for your Social Relief of Distress grant, but when tracking your application status you find that it says "bank details pending". What does this mean and what can you do to resolve it?

The South African Social Security Agency has released the payment dates for 2022 and they are as follows. The grant payment dates apply to three grant categories.
 

If you are a beneficiary of the SASSA R350 grant and have opted to collect your grant payment at the post office then here are the collection days listed below.