Articles and news relating to all types of SASSA grants (SRD Grant, Care Dependency Grant, Child Support Grant, Foster Child Grant, Disability Grant, Grant-In-Aid, Older Persons Grant and War Veterans Grant).
When applying for grants, one of the criteria is the “means test” whereby SASSA assesses if you qualify to receive a grant based on your personal income and assets. Find out here what the means test is for each type of SASSA grant.
Each SASSA grant has a different age criteria and this article will provide you with that exact information. Read more here.
Applying for a SASSA grant online is the quickest and easiest way to apply – avoid the long queues as you wait in line at SASSA offices. Read here how to submit your online application for a SASSA grant.
If you have questions about the SRD grant (such as when and how to apply, how to check your status, when and how you will receive payment etc), read this article as we answer your many questions.
Have your contact details (cellphone number or email address) changed since you applied for the SRD R350 grant? Read here how you can update your contact details for the SASSA Covid-19 SRD grant.
If you have applied for the SRD R350 grant and received a “Pending” status, you may be wondering what this means about your application and when you can expect to receive your money.
If your SRD R350 grant application was rejected, here is why and what you can do.
If your SASSA Child Support Grant was suspended, it may be due to various reasons, which we will discuss in this article as well as what you can do.
SASSA requests caregivers of children who do not have parents (owing to being deceased) or do not know the whereabouts of a parent to apply for the Extended Child Support grant.
SASSA has paid more than R34 million to refugees and R63 million to asylum seekers through the SRD grant. Read more here.
