application for social relief grant 2023-2024

On this page, basic information about Sassa 2023-2024 is given. Continually read this page if you like.

People who are in such desperate need of material items that they are unable to meet the most basic necessities of their families or themselves are eligible for a temporary aid program called social relief of distress.
South African nationals or legal residents who fit one or more of the following descriptions and lack sufficient means may apply for Social Relief of Distress:

The applicant anticipates receiving payment of an authorized social aid.
For less than six months, the applicant has been deemed medically unable to undertake remunerative work.
The application is submitted within three months of the breadwinner’s passing.
A parent, child, or spouse who is obligated by law to pay maintenance is not contacted, and there is proof that attempts to contact them have been unsuccessful.
The family’s primary provider has been admitted to a facility with state funding (prison, psychiatric hospital, state home for older persons, treatment center for substance abuse, or child and youth care center).
The Disaster Management Act or the Fund Raising Act, both of which were passed in 1978, both of which define a disaster, have had an impact on the application.
The person is not receiving assistance from any other entity or person.
Applying for social alleviation of distress will save you from unnecessary misery.

The Social Relief of Distress Period (New Policy)

Social Relief of Distress is given out once every month for a maximum of three months. In extraordinary cases, a further three-month extension may be given.
Keep in mind that someone who has received a social grant is not qualified to receive help for social distress. Anyone who gets grants and social assistance is required to pay back the funds’ full worth. All future social assistance payments, including arrears, will be deducted from this amount. However, if the receiver of the social grant also received assistance for the disaster, the money won’t be refunded.

SOCIAL GRANTS