Good News for SASSA Beneficiaries SRD Increase Starts Disbursing April 2024
As per the announcement of the government, the SASSA beneficiaries are getting the SASSA SRD increase of R20 in their grant from Thursday 25 April 2024 till Monday 29 April 2024. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his February 2024 budget speech, announced that for the first time SRD R350 recipients would start getting an increase of R20 from April 2024. The Social Relief of Distress is now R350 and the SASSA SRD increase starts disbursing from 25 April 2024.
How To Claim SRD R370
To claim SRD R370 is as easy as the previous processes. Here are the steps to follow;
Once the Department of Home Affairs verify your details, you will get a confirmation message about activation of your SASSA SRD R370 grant.
Check Your SASSA SRD Status
You have to check your SASSA SRD R350 grant status online every month. Follow the below steps to check the status;
If your grant has been approved, you have to check it every month.
Note: The dates for monthly disbursement for the month of May will be available shortly.
Payday is “Null” What Does it Mean
If you checked your SASSA srd grant status and your grant has been approved but payday is “null” so don’t be confused it is a common issue mentioned below.
SASSA SRD Increase For Beneficiaries
Since its introduction during COVID-19 pandemic 2020, SRD grant is being increased for the first time this year. In this financial crisis, any increase in the SASSA grants is welcomed by millions of recipients. However, civil rights organizations view it is still not enough to tackle financial burden.
With the rising inflation rates, the increments in salaries and grants cannot overcome the increased cost of living. Each month, a household needs an increase in the income. The civil society argues that South African Social Security Agency must rejects the scanty increase in grants sanctioned by the National Treasury and demands an increase of, at least, R90 in the SRD grant. African National Congress (ANC) truly values its ‘pro-poor policies’, the R440 would ease the financial burden of 8.5-million SASSA SRD grant beneficiaries.
Contact SASSA
You can contact SASSA through the following channels, if you are facing an issue.
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