In the 2022 State of the Nation Address President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the Special Covid-19 R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant would be extended. Follow this simple steps to Re-Apply for sassa R350 Grant.
How to apply for the SRD grant online
- Go to the Sassa SRD website
- Scroll to the ‘How do I apply for this SRD Grant’ section
- Click on the yellow bar which says ‘click here to apply online’
- Enter your mobile number
- Click “send sms”
- Then enter the one time pin that Sassa has sent to the number
- Continue the application process by filling in the steps required by Sassa
How to apply for the SRD grant on WhatsApp
- Send a message to the Whatsapp line 082 046 8553
- Include your name, surname and ID number in the message.
- You will then receive a message on Whatsapp stating the next steps.
In order to access or to have the application reconsidered for the Social Relief of Distress Grant, an applicant must grant consent for SASSA to verify his or her identity, residency, income or social security benefits. Applicants will also need to accept the declaration and consent.
Under the new Act, existing beneficiaries are urged to reapply. Once you’ve reapplied, you won’t have to apply again.
Applicants are urged to only submit one application instead of multiple applications across the various platforms. Confirmation will be received as soon as the application has been successfully submitted.
Sassa has to then approve or reject all SRD grant applications received before the 15th of the month. Beneficiaries will then receive an SMS informing them of whether they’ve been approved or not.
Published date 2022 May 03
