The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) continues to process millions of applications received electronically for the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD R350 Grant) since its inception on 06 August 2021. Applications for this grant are done strictly on-line and not at SASSA Offices. Once systems opened for this SRD grant, applications […]
About 241 public servants, mostly in learnership positions, 105 inmates as well as several foreign nationals are being investigated for fraudulently applying and receiving government grants during the COVID-19 lockdown period. This emerged during Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu’s media briefing in Pretoria on Friday. Over six million people applied and qualified for COVID-19 special grants following the […]
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has issued a statement, advising all social grant beneficiaries who are collecting their social grant with a Gold SASSA/SAPO cards, “that these cards will work beyond March 2021 until advised otherwise by SASSA through its official platforms.” SASSA advises its beneficiaries to ignore misguided advice received from unofficial […]
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced payment categories for January 2021. Older Persons Grant will be paid from the 04 January 2021. Old Age Grant beneficiaries receiving Child Support Grant and Foster Child Grant will also be able to access the linked children grants on the same day. They will be followed […]