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Since the government has lifted the Disaster Management Act, they have stopped processing the R350 covid grant applications to financially support poor people in the country.
There will be no R350 grant from May 2022 going forward but don’t lose hope, the government will make another plan to assist you with the necessary relief funds.
SASSA is reported to be waiting for the Department of Social Development to make necessary amends to transfer the funds under the Social Assistance Act.
Let me show you how you can apply for the social relief funds.
Following the unfortunate floods in KwaZulu-Natal these past weeks, SASSA released a statement announcing that there is a Social Relief of Distress Grant for Disasters available for all that have been affected by the current disaster.
SASSA is offering R1,200 food vouchers per household. This is a temporary provision and applies to mainly the people that were affected and unable to meet their family’s basic needs.
They are also offering R3,960 (R1,980 x 2) food vouchers or in cash to households that have lost family members due to the disaster. School uniforms will also be provided to learners that lost their uniforms during the disaster, R2,700 for girls, and R2 500 for boys.
If you have a SASSA/Postbank gold card that is expiring on 31 March 2023 (03/2023), you will need to take action to exchange it for a new card.
The South African Post Bank (SAPO) has outlined a plan for this exchange process, which varies depending on the type of grant you are receiving.
The South African Post Office (SAPO) released a statement stating that the R350 SRD grant will no longer be paid out from their branches. This is an unforeseen setback for SASSA as the reapplication process opened late last month and payments for May are already delayed.
Regardless, SAPO’s spokesperson Johan Kruger mentioned that the move for SA Post Office to stop paying the R350 grant will alleviate the long queues at their branches.
Amidst the South African Post Office’s provisional liquidation, the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) representative, Paseka Letsatsi, gave beneficiaries the reassurance that their grants will still be distributed.
The Post Office encountered some financial troubles recently, resulting in debts exceeding R4.4 billion and an asset deficit of R4 billion, per their reports for 2021/2022.
To ensure there is no disruption to grant beneficiaries, Letsatsi has announced the implementation of a contingency plan.
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SASSA grants for November 2022 were ready for collection from the 2nd, however, due to technical glitches at the Post Office and the cards declining, SASSA beneficiaries could not withdraw their grant money.
SASSA says that there’s no need for SRD beneficiaries to reapply for the R350 grant.
Worldwide, people and families are facing unparalleled hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To combat this, the South African government has created various aid initiatives to help lessen the pandemic’s economic burden.
Among these initiatives is the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, which offers crucial financial support to at-risk households and individuals.
5 Million SASSA R350 SRD Grant Applications Approved! Stay up-to-date with the latest developments as 5 million SASSA R350 SRD grant applications get the green light.
The Minister of the Department of Social Development (DSD), Ealier in July 2022 Ms Lindiwe Zulu released a draft regulation of the proposed changes for the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant for the period, 1 March 2022 to 31 March 2023.
On Tuesday, the misnister made her final proposal to raise the means test for the SRD grant from R350 to R624 a month.
The new reguation has been gazetted.