Articles and news relating to the Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD Grant), also known as the COVID-19 SRD Grant or the R350 grant. The grant aims to provide financial assistance to those who do not have any financial means to support themselves.
SRD Grant has been extended for another year In the medium-term budget policy speech (held on 1 November 2023), the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana announced that the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant would be extended for another year. This means recipients of the SRD grant will receive their R350 until 31 …
According to economists, the social relief grant is likely to be extended past March 2024. Read more here.
How to use the Moya App for SASSA SRD Grant What is the Moya App? Released in July 2018, the MoyaApp is a free “all-in-one super app”, used by South Africans for datafree messaging or chat, all-in-one app content services, and MoyaPay. The app is available for download on the Google App store or …
SASSA announcement regarding SRD Grant payments for August 2023. Read more and get SASSA SRD grant updates here.
SASSA is introducing a Queue Management System (QMS) to alleviate waiting times As any SASSA beneficiary would know, visiting a SASSA office to apply or make an enquiry, is a full day event. Many beneficiaries arrive at SASSA offices very early in the morning, before the office even opens, so they can hopefully be …
Basic Income Grant – will it replace the SRD Grant? Most South Africans cannot afford daily essentials such as basic foods, safe and sufficient housing, sanitation, and the means to find work. In fact, over half the South African population are surviving on less than R1 335 per month*, and as such, cannot afford …
Basic Income Grant – will it replace the SRD Grant? Read More »
SASSA is warning grant recipients to be careful of scams on other websites and social media. SASSA does NOT offer funeral benefits, food parcels and loans.
SRD R350 grant recipients do NOT have to reapply to keep receiving the COVID-19 SRD grant funding, from April 2023.
If you applied for the R350 SRD Grant but you get the “Awaiting Reapplication” message when checking your SASSA status, this means that you need to reapply.
The SRD Grant is NOT being increased to R624, that is false news! The means test threshold is increased to R624, so you can apply if you earn no more than R624.
