There are millions of people who applied for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. If you submitted an SRD grant application, you are encouraged to track your SRD application status by conducting a Sassa status check.
To track the progress of your SRD grant application for January 2025, you can easily check your status online. Here's how:
How to Check Your Sassa Status
- Visit the official Sassa SRD website.
- Access the "Application Status" section.
- Enter your ID number and cellphone number.
- Verify your identity with an OTP.
- Check your application status.
SRD Sassa Appeals
If your SRD grant application has been denied, you have the right to appeal to have your Sassa application re-evaluated. The SRD appeals are evaluated by an Independent Tribunal, ensuring a fair and impartial assessment.
If your appeal is successful, you will receive an SMS notification. If you don't hear back within 90 days, you can check the status of your appeal online.
If your appeal is unsuccessful, you may need to take further action, such as approaching the High Court for a review.
SRD Grant Payments
Sassa usually makes SRD grant payments during the last week of the month, once all the verification checks have been completed. The agency will however not pay grants on weekends and public holidays.
You can choose to have your grant automatically deposited into your bank account or collect it in cash from various locations, including ATMs, Pick n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite, and Boxer stores. Sassa has said that the funds may take 2-3 days to appear in your bank account but that the funds will remain in your bank account once it's deposited.
