The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Super Sassa grant is scheduled to end on 31st March 2025

Sassa grant is scheduled to end: The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is scheduled to end on March 31, 2025, but the future of the grant is still uncertain. The grant was introduced in 2020 to help low-income people affected by COVID-19 lockdowns.

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All fraudulent Covid-19 SRD grant – R370 automatically cancelled.

South African Social Security Agency would like to inform all Covid-19 SRD grant beneficiaries that the Agency is mandated to cancel the fraudulent grant payments. After the grant has been canceled the beneficiary is allowed to re-apply. SASSSA implemented this activity to ensure that the Agency pays social grant to the right people and avoid fraud.

The Agency is encouraging people to take responsibility to make sure that their Identity numbers are not utilised for fraudulent activities. SASSA beneficiaries must ensure that they do not share their identity numbers with strangers to avoid becoming aiding fraudsters.

SASSA has well trained officials who are assigned to deal with Covid-19 SRD grant cases. If the beneficiary or applicant is suspecting fraudulent activity, he or she must not hesitate to contact SASSA toll free line or WhatsApp.

Sassa grant is scheduled to end

When the beneficiaries check their status and find out that it states “referred” it means that the SASSA system is suspecting fraudulent activity therefore the beneficiary must contact SASSA immediately to resolve the case. Sassa grant is scheduled to end

Beneficiaries are warned not to keep on changing their banking details and contact numbers because those processes delay the payment processes.

Sassa grant is scheduled to end For more information contact toll free during working days/hours 0800 60 10 11/ [013] 754 – 9428/9363 during working hours Monday – Friday, and WhatsApp 082 046 8553.

Mr. Senzeni Ngubeni
SASSA Mpumalanga Spokesperson
Tel: [013] 754 – 9367/072 763 6114
E-mail: [email protected]

Updates on the SRD grant:

• Suspension of payments On January 21, 2025, SASSA suspended payments to beneficiaries suspected of fraud.  Sassa grant is scheduled to end
• Online verification system suspended SASSA’s online verification system was suspended, making it difficult for beneficiaries to know if they were affected. 
• Court caseA court ruled that the SRD grant has the same legal status as other social grants provided by the Social Assistance Act. 

Options for beneficiaries

• Beneficiaries suspected of fraud may need to verify their identities at a SASSA office or reapply for the grant. Sassa grant is scheduled to end
• Beneficiaries who have had their grant canceled can reapply by submitting a reinstatement application. 

Contacting SASSA

You can contact SASSA by: 

• Emailing [email protected]
• Calling the headquarters at 012 400 2322
• Calling the toll-free call center at 0800 60 10 11