Applications for the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants will open on Friday 06 august 2021 , and payments are expected to be made at the end of August, says Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu.
The applications shall be considered from the month of application, and paid up to March 31, 2022, provided the qualifying criteria continue to be met. This requirement will be confirmed through the monthly validations of every application.
Sassa is expected to pay the Special Covid-9 SRD grant into a bank account of the beneficiary. Where applicants are unbanked or do not have bank accounts, Sassa will pay through the SA Post Office or a Bank Mobile Money Transfers (cash send).
The bank account or the cellular phone number provided for payment must be registered in the name of the approved applicant for the grant, to ensure that payment goes to the correct recipients.
Applicants will need to provide the following information
- Identity Number or Department of Home Affairs Refugee permit number
- Name and Surname as captured in the Identity Document
- Gender and Disability
- Contact details – Cell phone number
- Residential Address
The criteria are as follows:
(b) Currently residing within the borders of the Republic of South Africa;
(c) Above the age of 18 and below the age of 60;
(d) Unemployed;
(e) Not receiving any social grant in respect of himself or herself;
(f) Not receiving an unemployment insurance benefit and does not qualify to receive an unemployment insurance benefit;
(g) Not receiving a stipend from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and other financial aid;
(h) Not receiving any other government Covid-19 response support; and
(i) Not a resident in a government-funded or subsidised institution.
Please Note:
Applicants will have to sign a declaration and consent to their information being validated and shared with other organisations and financial institutions such as SARS and banks. A detailed declaration and consent document is available on this website.During the application process, applicants are expected to agree or disagree to this document by confirming for instance through a yes or no option. Successful applicants will have to provide their banking details for payment purposes or their bank of choice for a cash transfer.
How to apply for this SRD Grant
Or you can use any of the following channels:
- Email: srd@sassa.gov.za
- WhatsApp: 082 046 8553
- USSD: *134*7737#
You only have to apply once on one channel and not many times on every channel.
SASSA will only process one application received from each applicant.
Confirmation will be received as soon as the application has been successfully submitted. For all other queries, applicants may contact the call centre on 0800 60 10 11 or email grantenquiries@sassa.gov.za
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