sassa grant relief 2023-2024

An individual in desperate need receives a Social Relief of Distress award in the form of a one-time payment. People who are unable to meet their own basic requirements or those of their family are given the award and sent home.
The funding might cover:

cash
gift cards
food as a component

You must fulfill one of the requirements listed below in order to be eligible for Social Relief of Distress:

1. You need assistance while your children’s grants are being processed.
2. A crisis or calamity has occurred (e.g. your house has burnt down)
3. Despite your poor circumstances, you are not qualified for a grant.
4. You are unable to work for more than six months due to a medical condition.
5. Neither your child nor the other parent of the children can pay child support to you.
6. The main breadwinner of the household passed away.
7. The main breadwinner has recently served time in jail (less than six months)
8. Despite the fact that your town or neighborhood has been impacted by a disaster, it has not been designated as a disaster area.

You can use a food box or a meal ticket for social distress reduction. Several provinces offer financial assistance. Only a short term, typically three months, with a potential extension of another three months, is provided for social relief of distress.

What you should 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 identification document:
an affidavit that a Justice of the Peace has ordered A sentence noting that giving false or misleading information will result in penalty under Section 21 of the Social Assistance Act of 2004 must be included in the affidavit.
a sworn statement from a reliable source who is familiar with both the applicant and the child A councillor, traditional figurehead, social worker, or member of the clergy might say this.
evidence that an application for a birth certificate or other identifying document has been submitted to the Department of Home Affairs
A temporary identity paper issued by the Department of Home Affairs, if applicable.
a baptismal certificate.
a road to health clinic card.
a school report.

Please keep in mind that you must provide an affidavit or sworn declaration with every application.
If you don’t have identity or birth certificates, an affidavit from your local police force, chief, counselor, or religious figure may be adequate.
Give proof that you have:

applied for a grant
experienced an emergency (e.g. provide a police report that your house burnt down)
are married
divorced or single
have attempted to get maintenance
lack money
have a temporary medical condition.

How much time does it take

Your application will be examined immediately.
Following the submission of your application, it will be examined for legitimacy and a genuine need for the service.
Even if you don’t have all the necessary paperwork, you’ll still get your first month’s food box, voucher, or cash.
Don’t forget to deliver all the paperwork to the officer before the second month’s payment is due. If you fail to comply, you risk losing your food box, voucher, or cash for the following two months.
After three months, if your situation hasn’t changed, you can ask to have the award extended for another three.