SASSA has urged SRD grant beneficiaries to check their payment status before May payouts begin between 24 and 30 May. Here’s ...
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed the payment dates for the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress ...
The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant increased from R350 to R370 in April 2024. Managed by Sassa, the Department of Social Development‘s SRD grant is in its fourth cycle in 2024, assisting about ...
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Social Development has called for the restoration of the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA’s) Electronic Know Your Client (eKYC) system. This, after the ...
Many recipients of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant say they are battling with SASSA’s online verification system. Picture: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp Beneficiaries of the ...
Starting 7 June, anyone applying for the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant must complete biometric verification as part of the application process. This new step applies to all new ...
For millions of unemployed South Africans, the SRD grant remains a crucial monthly lifeline and it’s not going away anytime soon.
Beneficiaries of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant are struggling to access the grant because of failures in Sassa's online biometric verification system. Many have to verify ...
Beneficiaries of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant are struggling to access the grant because of failures in SASSA's online biometric verification system. Many have to verify ...