sassa stress relief grant 2023-2024

People who are in such extreme financial need that they are unable to meet the most basic needs of themselves or their family are eligible for social relief of distress, a sort of help.
Social Relief of Distress is available to South African nationals and residents who meet one or more of the following requirements and have limited resources.

The applicant is expecting payment of a social reward that was previously approved.
The applicant has been deemed medically unable to engage in gainful employment for fewer than six months.
The application is submitted within three months of the breadwinner’s passing after he or she has passed away.
Documentation proving that attempts to get maintenance were unsuccessful is produced, and no maintenance is received from a parent, child, or spouse who is contractually required to pay maintenance.
The breadwinner of that person’s family 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, have both had an impact on the application.
The person is not receiving assistance from any other entity or person.
Social aid will not be sought, which will cause unneeded difficulty.

Period of Distress Social Relief (New Policy)

For a maximum of three months, Social Relief of Distress is given out once every month. A three-month extension may be given in rare cases.
It should be highlighted that a recipient of a social grant is not eligible for support for social distress. Anyone who receives both grants and social assistance is required to pay back the social assistance portion. Any and all upcoming social grant payments, including arrears, will have this amount deducted from them. However, the amount will not be recovered if the recipient of a social grant also received aid during a disaster.

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