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The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) features the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to provide monetary help to individuals and families facing hardship.
The grant targets South African citizens, refugees, asylum seekers, and special permit holders in between the ages of eighteen and sixty.
The SRD grant is there to help all those who have insufficient earnings, don't receive other social grants or unemployment insurance and lack financial support from elsewhere.
Up right up until April 2024, the Sassa SRD grant value stood at R350 each month. It was then introduced that the SRD grant will be increased to R370 starting from April 2024.
There are two principal approaches to submit an application for the Sassa SRD grant: On line using the Sassa SRD Web-site and on WhatsApp.
In case you have submitted an SRD grant application and had been turned down, Sassa then lets you post an appeal which can then see them rethink your R370 Sassa grant application.
After you post a Sassa SRD appeal, It truly is encouraged that you frequently do click here a Sassa status check.