sassa unemployment grant status 2024-2025

sassa unemployment grant status 2024-2025

Applications are now being accepted by the South African Social Security Agency for the R350 special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant for the unemployed.

The following information about the procedure is important to know:

• Requirements:

• Applicants must be

• at least 18 years old

• jobless

• not receiving any income

• a social grant, or unemployment insurance benefits.

• not meet the requirements for receiving unemployment insurance benefits.

You do not receive a stipend under the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and you do not reside in a facility that is funded or subsidized by the government.

Potential candidates must provide the following details in order for their applications to be processed:

• Identity Number

• Name and Surname as captured in the ID (and initials)

• Gender and Disability

• Banking details – Bank name and account number

• Contact details – Cell phone number

• Proof of residential address

How long is it valid for, and when does it start to pay off?

• On May 15, the first R350 special Social Relief of Distress (SRD) payments will be made under Covid-19.

• The awards have a duration of six months and a value of R2,100 for each recipient. They are open to all South Africans over the age of 18 who are unemployed and do not receive any other government assistance.

Ways to apply:

• You can WhatsApp 082 046 8553. (no longer the Department of Health WhatsApp line on 060 012 3456, on which initial tests were conducted)

• Email to SRD@sassa.gov.za, which automatically sends back a form to fill in

• A USSD code, by dialling *134*7737# from a cell phone

• On its website, located at https://www.sassa.gov.za/Pages/COVID-19 SRD Grant.aspx, Sassa will soon have a special section.

Contact Number

• Your cell phone number may have changed if your application is rejected.
• The payment system checks an applicant’s cell phone number against other public databases as one of its fraud prevention measures.
• If a candidate tries to apply using a different mobile phone number from the one they previously used to submit an application to an organization like the Unemployment Insurance Fund or the SA Revenue Service, the system will reject their application.

How is it paid out?

• If recipients don’t have bank accounts, they can choose from a variety of banks to make ATM withdrawals.
• Due to the large banks’ ability to send cash, people who do not have bank accounts will receive money.
• To withdraw money using these systems, such as First National Bank’s eWallet and Absa’s CashSend, only basic information must be sent to a cell phone number; no card or other means of identification verification are necessary.