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The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) offers the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to supply financial help to individuals and families struggling with hardship.
The grant targets South African citizens, refugees, asylum seekers, and special permit holders between the ages of eighteen and sixty.
The SRD grant is there to assist individuals who have insufficient earnings, don't receive other social grants or unemployment insurance and lack financial support from in other places.
Up right until April 2024, the Sassa SRD grant value stood at R350 per 30 days. It absolutely was then announced the SRD grant can be increased to R370 starting from April 2024.
There are two major methods to make an application for the Sassa SRD grant: Online using the Sassa SRD Internet site and on WhatsApp.
Do you have to have submitted an SRD grant application and were turned down, Sassa then means that you can submit an appeal which here can then see them rethink your R370 Sassa grant application.
When you finally post a Sassa SRD appeal, it's encouraged that you regularly do a Sassa status check.