SASSA R350 grant payments

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R350 Grant payments start from TODAY – but there’s a catch…

If you applied for the R350 grant earlier in August, it’s possible your money could come today – but SASSA have had to clarify some issues with payments.

SASSA R350 grant payments

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The government has officially confirmed that applicants for the R350 grant should receive their payments for August from today (Monday 23 August) onwards. However, as one may expect, things aren’t always that simple with SASSA.

What are the August payment dates for the R350 grant?

The agency has moved to clarify how their R350 grant payment dates actually work. Since its inception in April 2020, there has often been confusion about when the SRD funds are officially paid out to clients.

In the latest update featured on their social media channels, SASSA explained that there is no fixed date that someone can expect to receive their R350 grant. The only thing they can guarantee is that payments will start from today.

Some will be compensated immediately on Monday, but others will have to play a waiting game over the next few days.

“Payments for the special COVID-19 SRD R350 grant will be made from today, Monday 23 August 2021. However, beneficiaries cannot be given a specific date as to when that particular beneficiary will be paid.” | SASSA statement

No, your ID number DOES NOT determine when you get paid

In what has been a busy start to the week for SASSA, the agency has also dismissed rumours that payment dates will be decided by the last three digits of each applicants’ ID number. Rumours spread like wildfire that those in the 084 or 089 camp would be the only ones paid today, with 083s and 088s having to wait until the end of the week.

  • However, this has comprehensively been flagged as ‘fake news’ by SASSA’s irate social media team: