Thousands Of Sassa R350 Grants Remain Uncollected

Thousands Of Sassa R350 Grants Remain Uncollected;- Thousands of Sassa grant recipients eligible for an R350 grant during the first cycle of an SRD grant did not collect their payments. In addition, more than 442,000 recipients of the grant’s second cycle, between August 2021 and March 2022, also did not claim their funds.

Thousands Of Sassa R350 Grants Remain Uncollected

The Ministry of Social Development said that eligible beneficiaries are still able to do so.

Speaking during a TV interview, Sassa spokesperson Pasika Letsatsi said there are approximately 330,000 R350 recipients who have yet to receive grant payments from the previous cycle.

Letsatsi adds that part of the reason for the backlog is that there was a period during which SASA suspended the SRD grant before the start of the previous cycle. It is further stated that in some circumstances beneficiaries may have lost or changed their numbers.

SASA also noted that recipients also tend to exclude their bank account numbers when applying for an SRD grant, in an attempt to hide their transaction history.

In the case of people who applied for the scholarship but started receiving payments a few months after their application was approved, Sassa conducts the verification process on a monthly basis.

The spokesperson also assured the recipients that they should contact Sassa with any query they may have regarding their grant payments using the contacts listed below:

• KwaZulu Natal – 033 846 3400
• Gauteng – 011 241 8320
• North West – 018 397 3333/0350
• Cape Town – 021 469 0235
• Limpopo – 015 291 7499/ 015 291 7415/ 015 291 7505
• Free State – 051 410 8339
• Eastern Cape – 043 707 6335
• Mpumalanga – 013 754 9462
• Northern Cape – 051 802 4900

You can also apply for the grant using any of the methods listed below:

• SASSA website – https://srd.sassa.gov.za
• Email – srd@sassa.gov.za
• WhatsApp: 082 046 8553 (Send a Whatsapp message to this number. Make sure to include your name,
• surname and ID number in the Whatsapp message. You will then receive a message detailing the next steps you must follow.)
• USSD Line: Dial *134*7737# and follow the instructions
• GovChat: https://govchat.app/login\
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/govchat.org