Picture File: A person with a face mask seen at a South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) building in Cape Town South Africa, on 12 May 2020. Photo: Gallo Images/Nardus Engelbrecht
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says it has received 14 million applications for the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R350 grant.
Some 10 million applicants have been approved, while five million have already received their grants for December 2021.
Four million applications, however, were declined due to various reasons.
“Clients are reminded that they have the right to lodge an appeal for reconsideration within 30 days of receiving the outcome of their application,” Sassa said in a statement.
Applicants can lodged their appeals on Sassa’s website. All appeals must be lodged for each month that the application is declined.
There is no fixed payment date for the R350 grant.
Applicants who receive their grant via the South African Post Office (Sapo) have been urged to await an SMS notification of payment from Sassa before collection.
SRD grant payments may be collected at the post offices between 6 December and 30 December. No payments will be issued on the 16th, 17th, 24th, 27th, and 31st of December.
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Here’s when you can access your grant for December:
The Post Office’s opening hours have been extended for the festive season. All branches will remain open on week days and Saturday mornings.
Most branches will be closed on Sundays and public holidays. However, selected post offices in shopping centres will be open.
Payments may be collected from Pick n Pay and Boxer stores, however, this excludes BP Pick n Pay Express, Pick n Pay Clothing and Pick n Pay Liquor stores.
You will receive an SMS from Sassa confirming your successful application, as well as the collection point and date of payment. When collecting, remember the following:
Sassa says beneficiaries will never be asked to enter personal information on their cell phones or to click on a link. You’ll simply need to confirm the payout.
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The agency has also confirmed the payment dates for January 2022.
Payments for the R350 grant will not be paid during this week, as the first week of every month is solely reserved for the payment of normal grants.
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