The Social Security Agency of South Africa (Sassa) says close to 300 000 people would be paid their R 350 social relief grant by the end of this month.
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says it has so far processed around 75 000 applications for the R350 social relief grant meant for millions of unemployed South Africans during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Human rights NGO, Black Sash, says if the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) does not move quickly to iron out issues with the distribution of the R350 special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant, it risks causing a humanitarian crisis.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says it has so far paid ten people of the millions who have applied for the R350 special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has given the assurance that there will be increased capacity of staff at offices across the country this week.
Some mothers, who want to register their newborns for the child support grant in Senwabarwana in Limpopo, have expressed disappointment after being turned away twice from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) office in town.
The Social Security Agency (Sassa) says it will begin paying out some of the R350 Special COVID-19 Social Relief Distress Grants from Friday.
The South African Social Security Agency says it has already received more than 750 000 applications for the R350 unemployment grant since the process was implemented.
The South African South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is appealing to beneficiaries to desist from giving their SASSA cards to loan sharks.
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has outlined the process for the application of the COVID-19 social relief distress grant of R350 for people who are currently unemployed.
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