Goodnews The South African Social Security Agency which was first introduced in 2005, Calls for unemployed South African who have been approved but don't have a pay date.

The R350 grant is temporary provision of assistance intended for persons in such a dire material need that they are unable to meet their families’ most basic needs. Only unemployed person who do not have any other source of income qualifies to apply for the R350 Social relief of distress grant.

The according to the latest x post social relief of distress recipient are informed to ensure that the details that SASSA has for them, are correct. If you are one of the approved kindly visit the http://srd.sassa.gov.za portal to update your information.

Are you a COVID-19 SRD recipient who is approved but don't have a pay date yet?

Please visit the SASSA SRD website at https://t.co/Ccvvvh2jDx to ensure that the details that SASSA has for you, are correct
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Who Qualifies for Social Relief of Distress Payments

Social Relief of Distress is paid to South African citizens or permanent residents, who have insufficient means and meet one or more of the following criteria:

• The applicant is awaiting payment of an approved social grant.
• The applicant has been found medically unfit to undertake remunerative work for a period of less than 6 months.
• The bread winner is deceased and application is made within three months of the date of death.
• No maintenance is received from parent, child or spouse obliged in law to pay maintenance, and proof is furnished that efforts made to obtain maintenance have been unsuccessful.
• The bread winner of that person`s family has been admitted to an institution funded by the state (prison, psychiatric hospital, state home for older persons, treatment centre for substance abuse or child and youth care centre).
• The applicant has been affected by a disaster as defines in the Disaster Management Act or the Fund Raising Act, 1978.
• The person is not receiving assistance from any other organization or.
• Refusal of the application for social relief of distress will cause undue hardships.

The South African Social Security Agency also informed clients to be aware of the scams on social media sassa post that " the agency does NOT offer any loan".

For more information visit: https://www.sassa.gov.za/Pages/Social-Relief-of-Distress-Grant.aspx