sassa disability 2023-2024

People who are in such dire financial straits that they are unable to provide for the most basic needs of themselves or their family may be eligible for a temporary sort of aid known as social relief of distress.

Applicants for social alleviation of suffering must be citizens or residents of South Africa who meet one or more of the following requirements and have restricted resources.

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.
There is evidence that attempts to get in touch with a parent, child, or spouse who is required by law to pay maintenance have been unsuccessful.
The principal breadwinner of the family has been admitted to an institution that receives state money (prison, psychiatric hospital, state home for older persons, treatment center for substance abuse, or child and youth care center).
The application has been impacted by the Disaster Management Act and the Fund Raising Act, both of which defined disasters and were passed in 1978.
No other organization or person is offering support to the person.
You can avoid unnecessarily suffering by submitting an application for social distress relief.

Period of Social Relief of Distress (New Policy)

For a maximum of three months, Social Relief of Distress is distributed once every month. A further three-month extension may be given in rare cases.

Remember that a recipient of a social grant is not eligible for assistance with social distress.
Anyone who receives grants or other forms of social assistance must repay the full amount received. This amount will be deducted from all future social assistance payments, including past-due amounts.
The money won’t be returned, though, if the social grant recipient also received aid for the tragedy.

SOCIAL GRANTS