Sassa Status Check

At the end of April, all previous beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress R350 grant benefits were told they had to reapply for the crucial support mechanism.  

More than 40% of South Africa’s population is reliant on grants from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Here’s how to get your Sassa Grant payment schedule and how to know exactly when you can access your money. 

All beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R350 grant had to reapply after changes were made to the legislation under which the crucial relief measure was provided. There are several methods grant beneficiaries can use to apply for the R350 grant.

The regulations under which the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R350 grant is provided to citizens have changed. This change in regulations also coincided with a change in the qualifying criteria for the R350 grant.

The end of the National State of Disaster had several implications for South Africans and also impacted the ability of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to process the R350 grant. 

Unforeseen circumstances can have a major impact on the ability of individuals to meet their basic needs as the environment around them has changed.

The devastating situation caused by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal has left many people extremely vulnerable. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) have announced that they will be providing Social Relief of Distress to people impacted by the floods.

Due to the high number of R350 grant beneficiaries, different avenues have been explored to ensure that millions of people have several locations where they can collect their grants. 

Finance Minister Enoch Godonswana recently announced that 46% of South Africans are recipients of social grants. 

The extension of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) came as a welcomed relief to millions of South Africans. 

In 2022, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) received more than 900 000 applications for funding. However, if you received a Non-SASSA declaration message, your funding will be on hold.

The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was introduced to assist unemployed people between the ages of 18-years-old and 59-years-old. 

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) provides grants to around 46% of South Africa's population. 

Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant are still experiencing delays with their grant reconsideration applications. 

If your details are not correct when you apply for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, you may not be approved to receive the grant. 

The Post Office has released the payment dates for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) for the month of February. However, not everybody that applied for the SRD has been approved for payment.

The importance of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant cannot be understated  after more than 14 million people applied for the grant during December 2021.

Before applications for the second round of SRD grants opened, Chief Executive Officer of SASSA, Busisiwe Memela said the post office was looking at different channels which can be used to distribute the grants.

In 2021/2021 South Africa’s social wage grew to R1.1 trillion in 2021/22 from R860 billion in 2018/19.

Applications for the temporary R350 grant can be submitted on SASSA's Social Relief of Distress (SRD) website. Here's how you can go about submitting your application using the SRD website.