SASSA Grant Payment Updates
SASSA Status Check SRD R350 Check Online Free – If your status is Approved and have a Payment date, your options have expanded to collect the funds at the Merchant /Retail stores: Checkers. Usave. Shoprite. Pick ‘n Pay. Boxer When going to a retail outlet to access the funds, clients must have their identity documents and cellphone with access to the number they registered with when applying for the grant a withdrawal confirmation message will be sent to the registered number that was used on the application.
By following these steps, you will be able to see if you qualify (have been approved) for the grant or if you do not. Should you not qualify or feel that your grant has been unapproved for an unfair reason, you have the right to appeal.
SASSA Status Check – check if your SRD R350 grant has been approved
If you applied for the SASSA SRD R350 grant and are still awaiting the outcome of your application, you may check the status of your SASSA grant here, you can also find out what your status means, how you will be paid, and more.
WAYS TO CHECK YOUR SASSA STATUS
1) Online via the official SASSA SRD website
2) On WhatsApp 082 046 8553 (send them a message saying “Hi” and then follow the prompts)
3) By calling the toll-free number 0800 60 10 11 and following the prompts
SASSA Grant Payment Updates
How To Submit Your April R350 Grant Appeal
Is your SASSA Grant Application Rejected
Being rejected from receiving the only social support grant available to unemployed individuals can be difficult. However, individuals who have been rejected have the right to submit an appeal, which could result in them receiving the social support mechanism.
- Social Relief of Distress ﴾SRD﴿ grant, also known as the R350 grant, is a critical relief measure available to unemployed people between the ages of 18 and 59 years old living in South Africa.
You can apply for the R350 grant by submitting an application to the South African Social Security Agency ﴾SASSA﴿. Your application will be considered and will be provided with a decision.
Sassa declines your R350 grant application
If Sassa declines your R350 grant application, you have the right to submit an appeal if you disagree with SASSA’s decision. Appeals must be submitted to the Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals
Here’s How To Submit Your R350 grant appeal
- Step 1: Visit The SASSA Website
- Step 2: Enter Your Identification Number
- Step 3: Enter The Cell Phone Number You Used During The Application Process
- Step 4: Click Send “Pin”
- Step 5: Once you receive the pin, you will be required to insert it and click “Submit”
- Step 6: Select the month that you are appealing for
- Step 7: Secret the drop‐down arrow to choose the reason for your appeal application from the options provided
- Step 8: Click “Submit” to complete the appeal application process
The SASSA will give you a decision within 60 to 90 days after you submitted your appeal.
The decision of the SASSA is the final decision. However, if you are not satisfied with the decision, you may approach the High Court for judicial review. This must be done within a period of 180 days.
An appeal application needs to be lodged in relation to each month where a person is rejected by Sassa, if in
disagreement with the decision.”
Millions of vulnerable people living in South Africa rely on grants from the South African Social Security Agency monthly. The agency responsible for these grant payments has introduced new verification checks to ensure that grants are paid to the right people.
