Many of the people queuing for their COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant at Makhado post office came from out of town, some from as far away as 87 kilometres. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare
Not sure if you are eligible for the social relief grant? Check here to see if you qualify, how to apply and to track your application.
Many of the people queuing for their COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant at Makhado post office came from out of town, some from as far away as 87 kilometres. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare
Applications are STILL open for the government’s reinstituted R350 social relief of distress grant but do you qualify for the grant?
A Social Relief of Distress Grant of R350 per month as indicated in the Directions is payable for the period indicated therein to a person who is:
Care givers who are not receiving any grant on their own behalf will also have to apply for the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant.
“We would like to reiterate that only those who meet the criteria and have no financial support from any source should apply for this grant.
She said it is also important to emphasise that the previous SRD grant expired on 30 April 2021, and this means that all those who had previously applied must re-apply again.
Each applicant need only apply once – thereafter, the application will be considered monthly.
All applications are done electronic/digitally and any of the following frontline application channels may be used;
“Please note that an application should be submitted through only one of the above channels – it is not necessary to submit multiple applications. Confirmation will be received as soon as the application has been successfully submitted.”
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