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SASSA
@OfficialSASSA
SASSA is an entity of the Department of Social Development responsible for administering social assistance in terms of Section 3 of the Social Assistance Act,
South Africa
sassa.gov.za
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    SASSA
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    Jun 5
    [MINISTERIAL ICROP] Acting Minister of Social Development, Ms. Sindisiwe Chikunga, will lead an Integrated Community Outreach Programme (ICROP) as part of government’s commitment to bringing services closer to communities and strengthening service delivery. Community members
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    SASSA
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    Apr 24, 2020
    R300 per child will be added to Child Support Grants in May only, making it R740 per child. From June until Oct 2020 this grant will go back to R440 per child but each caregiver will get an additional R500 regardless of the number of children they receive a grant for
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    SASSA
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    Jun 10, 2020
    #Covid19SRDGrant:SASSA assures all qualifying applicants who applied in May, successfully verified& approved that they'll receive their payments for May. Those who haven't yet been paid in May will receive payment in June&still get their June payment again if they still qualify.
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    SASSA
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    Apr 23, 2020
    There's a difference between normal social relief of distress in the form of food parcels & the new R350 #COVID-19 SRD grant. Dial 0800601011 for the normal. We busy finalizing systems for this new R350 grant please don't call us as yet for it we'll publicise procedure soon
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    SASSA
    @OfficialSASSA
    Apr 29, 2021
    The R350 grant is coming to an end tomorrow. #SASSACARES
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    SASSA
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    May 15, 2020
    SASSA RECEIVES A RECORD NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL COVID-19 SOCIAL RELIEF OF DISTRESS GRANT #SASSACARES @The_DSD @nda_rsa
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    SASSA
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    May 9, 2020
    Press release: SASSA state of readiness for COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant applications #SASSACARES @The_DSD @nda_rsa @GovernmentZA @GCISMedia
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    SASSA
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    Nov 9, 2020
    The R350 SRD grant will continue to be paid for a further 3 months.Anyone who's declined,must lodge an appeal at the [email protected] site.Anyone who doesn't lodge an appeal will NOT be reconsidered as we don't have funds to reconsider every declined case.@SAfmRadio
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    SASSA
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    Dec 29, 2023
    Please note that During January and March 2024, SASSA will be closing all remaining SASSA and Postbank Cash point. For more information please visit our website sassa.gov.za or call 0800 60 10 11. #SASSACARES
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    SASSA
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    Jun 23, 2020
    There is no fixed payment date for the special Covid-19 SRD grant. The applicant will be paid for each month as long as they still meet the qualification criteria. Every month the application will be verified to ensure that the applicant still qualifies for that particular month.
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    SASSA
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    Apr 24, 2020
    Please ignore this incorrect information circulating on social media, it does not come from SASSA. We are currently finalizing systems for the new R350 grant and will publicize the procedure and criteria soon. Also note that SASSA offices are closed during the lockdown period
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    SASSA
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    May 29, 2020
    Our online status check is live. Click on or copy and paste this URL on your browser srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/status to check progress on your COVID-19 SRD grant. #keepsafe #sassacares @SAgovnews @GovernmentZA @The_DSD @nda_rsa @GCISMedia
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    SASSA
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    Jun 30, 2020
    Press release: #SASSA sends lifeline to rejected COVID-19 grant applicants @The_DSD @nda_rsa @GovernmentZA @GCISMedia @ewnupdates @eNCA @SABCNews @Newzroom405
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    SASSA
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    May 29, 2020
    You can also check the status of your Covid-19 SRD application via WhatsApp. Type 'status' and send to 082 046 8553 #SASSACARES