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.

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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.

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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.

It comes as the SA Post Office said it would no longer be paying out R350 Social Relief of Distress grants from its branches

Opposition parties have condemned the decision by the South African Post Office to suspend payments of the R350 grant.

No more long queues at South African Post Office branches! SAPO will no longer be paying the R350 SRD grant.

In April, a number of the SASSA R350 SRD grant did not receive their payments. So, what happens when you have been approved but not paid?

Here is your mid-month SASSA reminder, click here to find our who can collect their R350 covid-19 relief grant from TODAY.

The latest SASSA payment dates – and R350 grant details – for May have been made public, and recipients won’t have to wait long.

The post office said some branches will ‘have insufficient cash.’ However, pension, disability and children’s grants have already been paid.

The latest SASSA payment dates – and R350 grant details – for May have been made public, and recipients won’t have to wait long.

The latest SASSA payment dates – and R350 grant details – for May have been made public, and recipients won’t have to wait long.

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SASSA’s R350 SRD grant payments for beneficiaries start on 9 May and will conclude at the end of the month…

SASSA beneficiaries are expected to start collecting social grants on their respective days from Monday, 3 May 2022.

‘This is a slap in the face to the millions who receive and depend upon this SRD Grant,’ said COSATU after the income ceiling for recipients was lowered.

According to the new regulations, one must have a maximum of R350 monthly income in order to qualify for the SRD grant.