Sassa
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.
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How to apply for the R350 coronavirus relief grant
Application for special Social Relief of Distress grants are now open. Here's what you need to know.
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If you qualify, you can now apply for COVID-19 unemployment grant
The application system for the grant opened as of Monday as part of government's COVID-19 relief programme for the unemployed.
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Sassa explains to MPs how payment glitch happened
In the Western Cape, elderly and disabled beneficiaries were either not been paid or received duplicate payments on Monday.
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Conditions at Orlando Post Office criticised as pension payments wrap up
Like many centres nationwide, the queues outside the Orlando Post Office have been extremely long, with some of the beneficiaries arriving in the early hours of the morning to try and be among the first to receive their grants.
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Zulu apologises for Sassa glitches that left some grant recipients empty-handed
Things got off to a shaky start on Monday in some parts of the country with hundreds of pensioners returning home empty-handed following a shortage of funds and payment glitches at several pay points.
