SASSA Reapplication for R350 in 2024. If you stopped receiving the Social relief of Distress grant from Sassa you may consider reapplication. Always follow instructions on sassa srd website on how to apply for sassa R350 grant.
The SRD grant was introduced in May 2020 as a temporary measure to meet the needs of those most affected by lockdown measures. It has been renewed several times since then. Debate over the future of is ongoing and involves very difficult funding decisions and compromises.
But as approvals from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) plummeted, millions of people who previously received grant have not since April last year.
In presenting a statement on medium-term fiscal policy to parliament, Minister of Finance Godongwana said:
The number of people receiving SRD grant fell from 10.9 million in March to just under 4.8 million in April 2023, according to SASSA. The number of inquiries also dropped dramatically around this time, from about 15.8 million in March to 8.1 million in April. Applications and approvals have increased since March, but are still well below the 10.5 million limit set by the Department of Social Development (DSD).
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The number of applications in August was just above 12 million, and the number of approvals was 7.4 million, SASSA in response to a congressional inquiry.
Here’s how to submit SASSA Reapplication for R350 in 2024:
- Visit the SRD website: https://srd.sassa.gov.za/
- Scroll down to the yellow tab “click here to apply online”.
- You will be redirected to a page where you are required to enter your mobile number.
- Enter the cell phone number and click on “send SMS”.
- An SMS with a one time password (OTP) will be sent to you, enter the code and click on verify.
- Accept the terms of the consent form.
- Proceed to fill in your personal details and all required information such as account and payment method.
- Submit application when you are done complete the form.
You may now start tracking the status of your application for approvals and payment dates. Following the above stated steps in this article you will be able to reapply for the SRD R350 grant successfully.