Citizens are encouraged to report any abuse of child support grants as this money is aimed at helping children in need.

Approximately five million out of 10.9 million applicants for the R350 grant were rejected. Rejected applicants can lodge an appeal online.

The Post Office still pays out pension, disability and children’s grants. Here’s when to collect them in July.

Minister Blade Nzimande said that his department and SASSA will be investigating how some students qualified for NSFAS funding.

SASSA has revealed that it received 10.9 million applications for the R350 SRD grant and 5 million have been rejected. Here’s why..

Approximately five million SASSA R350 grant applicants were rejected. The appeals process will resume on Monday, 27 June.

A number of people who had applied for the R350 SRD grant were unfortunately rejected due to “self exclusionary response”.

SASSA has notified its customers about a technical problem at the Postbank that can impact the R350 transactions

SASSA has finally committed to a firm date for June R350 grant payments. Beneficiaries were not paid in April or May.

SASSA says over one million beneficiaries of the R350 grant are expected to receive their money by the end of the week.

SASSA has finally committed to a firm date for June R350 grant payments. Beneficiaries were not paid in April or May.

‘SASSA has been dealing with the thorny issue of reconsideration issue since last year August 2021. The process has now ended and those who qualify will start receiving their payment this week.’

People depending on social grants say they are struggling to make ends meet with their grant money and have to resort to loans.

The Department of Social Development told a Parliament Portfolio Committee that R350 grant payments were delayed by the means-testing requirement.

Fewer people will be allowed to claim the R350 grant going forward – with SASSA arguing they need to prioritise ‘those who need it most’.

A security guard observed two women and a man withdraw money from an ATM with dozens of SASSA and bank cards.

In case you missed it: The Department of Social Development is introducing a new system for social grant delivery in South Africa.

SASSA said payments for the new cycle of the R350 grant would be paid from mid-June 2022 to beneficiaries who reapplied.

A former post office teller and her co-accused were granted bail. They are part of a group of four women who allegedly defrauded the State of about R17 500.

A provincial Social Security Agency said its customer care unit has received numerous calls from beneficiaries that assumed they automatically qualify for the grant.

The old age pension, disability and children’s grants can still be collected from Post Office branches. Here’s when to pick them up.

Those claiming the R350 grant will be particularly affected, as SASSA is set to take some of its crucial services offline in the weeks ahead.

SASSA revealed that there has been a rise in the number of applications it has received for the R350 SRD grant.

Good news! Beneficiaries of the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant can now apply using WhatsApp. Here are more details on this…

The South African Post Office announced that it will no longer pay out the R350 SRD grant, however, this decision could be reversed.