Sassa
4.4 million S. Africans have received R350 COVID-19 grant, says Sassa
Sassa says there's been a vast improvement in the disbursement of the money after initial glitches left many people in the lurch.
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EC couple faces 10 years in jail for defrauding Sassa of R1.2m
It’s understood one of the culprits worked at the agency and conspired with an accomplice to register fraudulent social grants recipients.
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Trio nabbed for allegedly conspiring to steal money from Sassa
The trio, aged between, 27 and 39, was arrested during an intelligence driven operation by the Hawks on Friday.
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Zulu: Sassa doing its best to process special COVID-19 relief grants
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said that the slow processing of the special COVID-19 grant was due to various problems such as bank accounts that had not been verified and declined applications.
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Zulu: We are still experiencing issues with paying out relief grants
Millions of people have not been paid their R350 grant, which is aimed at assisting unemployed South Africans who receive no other financial assistance from government.
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Sassa considering new database for rejected R350 relief grant applicants
Many applications were rejected because they didn't initially meet the criteria.
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Sassa reconsidering declined R350 grant applications for possible payout
Earlier this month Sassa announced that most applications had been rejected because applicants were already registered on the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) database.
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Sassa won't give you the R350 unemployment grant if you're registered with UIF
The temporary grant was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in April as part of an economic relief package to assist those in need during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
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Cashless Sassa ATMs arrive in Limpopo via Post Office's new rollout
Each cashless ATM issues a voucher, which the beneficiary can exchange for cash or goods at the local trader.
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Sassa promises 1 million relief recipients to receive funds this month
The agency and the Department of Social Development briefed Parliament on Thursday about the impact of COVID-19 on its various programmes.
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Foreign nationals also deserve assistance with COVID-19 relief funds - NPO
The cente said before taking government to court, it had written to the Department of Social Development, Sassa, and the Presidency.
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Please don't apply if you don't qualify - Dept on R350 unemployment grant
The fund was formed for people who are unemployed and did not receive any income from Sassa or the UIF.
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140,000 people to receive R350 special COVID-19 grant this week - Zulu
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu's department has been criticised because it only managed to pay 10 people in the past two weeks.
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Zulu assures SA that R350 special COVID-19 grant will be paid this week
Unemployed South Africans are desperate for the money and the Department of Social Development seems to be struggling with the distribution of the fund.
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Desperate people brave the cold and sleep outside Sassa offices to access grants
When Eyewitness News spoke to some applicants at the Maponya Mall branch in Pimville this week, they said they had been camping outside for two days hoping to secure a spot.
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Not everyone qualifies for COVID-19 relief grant - Dept of Social Development
Government has established a new R350 grant for the next few months to help those in need during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Payment of R350 COVID-19 relief grant proceeding smoothly, says Zulu
Some three million South Africans have already applied for the grant, which will be paid for the next six months.
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Sassa looking at faster ways of distributing social grants
Government’s new unemployment grant of R350 has prompted officials to look more vigorously at payment options like vouchers and other electronic methods.
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More social workers and other COVID-19 interventions from Social Dev Dept
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu announced on 11 May 2020 that more qualified social workers would be employed to assist in the fight against Covid-19. Zulu also explained the directives for people living with disabilities as well as amended regulations for the movement of children between parents and guardians.
