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sassa distress grant 2023-2024

People who are in such dire need of money that they are unable to provide for their family’s or their own most basic needs are qualified for a temporary form of aid known as social relief of distress.
Citizens and permanent residents of South Africa who meet one or more of the conditions below and have limited means are eligible 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 perform 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 exceptional circumstances, an additional three-month extension may be granted.
Remember that a recipient of a social grant is not eligible for assistance with social distress. Anyone who receives both grants and social assistance must return the social aid’s worth. This sum will be deducted from all future social assistance payments, including arrears. However, the money will not be returned if the social grant recipient also received assistance in the event of a disaster.

SOCIAL GRANTS