r350 relief grant 2023-2024

A Social Relief of Distress grant is given as a one-time payment to a person who is in extreme need. The winners are those who are unable to provide for their own fundamental requirements or the needs of their family. The grant can come with money, gift cards, or food.

You must meet one of the criteria below in order to be eligible for Social Relief of Distress:

While you wait for your children’s grants to be processed, you need help.
You are in a dire situation and are ineligible for a grant. There has been a catastrophe or calamity (for example, your house has burned down).
You have a medical condition that prevents you from working for less than six months.
You cannot get child support from your child or the other parent of the kids.
The family’s primary provider passed away.
The primary earner has spent a short time behind bars (less than six months)
Although your neighborhood or community has been affected by a disaster, it has not been declared a disaster area.

What outcomes do you observe?

For social relief of distress, you can utilize a food box or a meal voucher. Some provinces provide financial aid. Social Relief of Distress is only offered for a brief period of time, usually three months, with a possible extension of another three months.

What you need to do

Apply for social distress relief at the SASSA office that is most convenient for you or online at https://srd.sassa.gov.za.

Please submit your application together with the necessary documents:

your 13-digit barcoded identification document and the birth certificates of your kids If you don’t have a birth certificate or an identity document: a commissioned affidavit from a Justice of the Peace The affidavit must contain a clause noting that providing inaccurate or misleading information would result in a penalty under Section 21 of the Social Assistance Act of 2004.
a sworn statement from a reliable source who is familiar with both the applicant and the child A councilman, traditional figurehead, social worker, or member of the clergy could say this.
evidence that an application for a birth certificate or other identification document has been submitted to the Department of Home Affairs
if applicable, a temporary identity document from the Department of Home Affairs.

a baptismal certificate.
a road to health clinic card.
a school report.

Please keep in mind that no application can be completed without being accompanied by a sworn statement/affidavit.

If you lack identification and birth certificates, an affidavit from your local police station, chief, counselor, or religious leader may suffice.

Show proof that you:

have applied for a grant
have had an emergency (e.g. provide a police report that your house burnt down)
have tried to get maintenance
have no other support
are married, divorced, or single
have no income
have a short-term medical disability.

What is the time frame?

Your application will be looked at as soon as possible.
Your application will be examined once you submit it to determine whether there is a genuine demand for the service.
You will still get your first month’s food box, voucher, or cash even if you don’t have all the necessary paperwork.
Before the second month’s payment is due, don’t forget to provide the officer with all the necessary paperwork. You risk losing your food box, voucher, or cash for the second and third months if you don’t.
You may ask to have the award extended for an additional three months if your situation does not change after three months.