unemployment sassa grant 2024-2025
unemployment sassa grant 2024-2025
Applications are now being welcomed by the South African Social Security Agency for the R350 Covid-19 Special Social Relief of Distress Grant for Unemployed People (Sassa).
Here is everything you need to know about the procedure:
Requirements:
- Applicants must be:
- – above the age of 18;
- – unemployed;
- – not receiving any income;
- – not receiving any social grant;
- not getting any unemployment insurance benefits and does not meet the eligibility requirements for unemployment insurance benefits
- – not receiving a National Student Financial Aid Scheme stipend; and
- – You are not a resident of a government-funded or subsidized institution.
The following information is required from potential candidates in order to complete their applications:
- – 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;
When does it begin to pay off, and how long is it valid?
- On May 15, the first R350 special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants will be distributed.
- Any South African over the age of 18 who does not have a source of income and does not currently receive any other forms of government assistance is eligible for the grants, which have a six-month duration and cost R2 100 each.
Ways to apply:
- WhatsApp message to 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
Sassa is due to have a special section on its website, at https://www.sassa.gov.za/Pages/COVID-19_SRD_Grant.aspx
Contact number:
- If your application is rejected, it could be because you have just changed your cell phone number.
- The payment system’s fraud detection techniques include verifying an applicant’s cell phone number against other government databases.
- If an applicant previously submitted one cell phone number to an institution such as the SA Revenue Service or the Unemployment Insurance Fund and now attempts to apply using a different number, the system will reject the application.
Address:
- You do not need to submit address evidence, but you must offer one.
How is it paid out?
- The banks from which recipients can choose to withdraw money from ATMs if they don’t have bank accounts are varied.
- People without bank accounts will receive money thanks to the large banks’ cash-sending capabilities.
- These systems, like eWallet for First National Bank and CashSend for Absa, only require basic information to be sent to a cell phone number in order to withdraw money; no card or other form of identity verification is required.
For the time being, there are no store vouchers.
Other government subsidies
FAQ: I’m unemployed and applied for the COVID-19 grant at SASSA, but my application was denied with the response ‘Registered at SARS for PAYE’ or ‘Receiving an income’.
- It should be noted that SASSA is the one who decides whether or not to pay the grant. According to SASSA, you must be unemployed (without a source of income) and not receiving UIF or any other aid to be eligible for the grant. Please notify SASSA at srd@sassa.gov.za if you believe this is inaccurate.
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