Important Notice: New and Old Applicants for Sassa R350 Grant Application for 2023 should take note of the info below when applying online In order to receive payment faster.

Sassa R350 Grant Applicants applying for the r350 grant newly are to remember to add their banking details, especially their bank account number in order to speed up payment when they are approved.

Please note that all the information that will be required of you during the process must only be entered through the sassa official online portal and as such there would be no need to upload any documentation to their website.

Remember to make sure that you provide them with a Mobile Number where they can easily reach you to provide you with feedback on the status of your application. You can also obtain the status of your application on their website.

Who Qualifies to Apply for Sassa R350 Grant

Social Relief of Distress is a temporary social assistance provision designed and intended to help mainly South Africans who are unable to provide their basic needs for themselves or for their families due to reasons beyond their control at the moment. These people need to show that they are of insufficient means as well.

How to Apply and Get Approved for Sassa R350 Grant 2023

Getting approved for the sassa r350 is a simple and easy task to accomplish. You only need to meet all the requirements and enter the right details in your application submission on the srd website. The requirements to easily get approved have been summarised below:

Step 1: Check the Sassa SRD Application Requirements
What are the Requirements for Applying Online

In order for a person to qualify to receive money in the form of srd, they have to meet the following requirements before they will be approved. Chief among the requirements is that they must be of insufficient means. The others to meet are that they must be;

— a South African citizen; or a permanent resident; or a refugee; or a holder of a special permit under the Special Angolan Dispensation, the Lesotho Exemption Permit Dispensation or the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Dispensation; or an asylum seeker, whose section 22 permit or visa is valid; and registered with the Department of Home Affairs or registered on the Sassa’s social grant database with a unique system-generated identification number for people without identity documents; and

— between the ages of 18 and 60; and
— currently residing within the borders of South Africa;
— not a resident in a government-funded or subsidized institution;
— not unreasonably refuse to accept employment or educational opportunities;
— must meet the requirements of the Means Test; and
— Not entitled to a social grant for himself or herself.

Step 2: Check If You Have the Necessary Information and Documents

Once you visit the srd portal and start the application process, you will be required to enter the following information during the process so do well to get them close to you to use.

You must confirm that you have read and accepted all the clauses in the declaration and consent documents. Your personal details such as your name, surname, date of birth, parents’ name and surname and your mobile number. The information needed is not much in this case.

You will also need to answer questions on your employment situation as well as some other questions to enable the agency to determine your lifestyle sustainability. This is to be able to determine if you truly need the grant.

Finally, your banking information is needed. This will have to do with the mode of receiving payment if you are approved. You can opt for cash send if you don’t have a bank account.

Step 3: Passing the Insufficient Means Test
How to Pass the Sassa R350 Grant Insufficient Means Test

Sassa requires all who express interest in submitting an application for the srd grant to pass their validation and verification of insufficient means test. This means they must be proven to not have money and be in need of money. Insufficient means is explained as that the applicant does not receive any money of more than r350 per month for at least 3 months prior to the month they submit the application.

This also means that no bank account should be found with your details that receive more than that amount per month and you should not be receiving nsfas allowance, uif benefit, or show up in the tax authorities database as being on the payroll of any company that implies that you receive more than r350 a month. And no you can’t be on a payroll and earn less than R350 a month as that will be against the labour laws in the country.

At this stage is where you are asked certain questions by the agency that you have to answer correctly and the information you have provided is verified to know if you qualify to be approved. Checks against databases that may indicate income or alternative financial assistance; and verification of insufficient means with banks.

If your answers are wrong then you will be disapproved. Some of the questions asked are your surname, name, id number, cellphone number, employment history (when last you had a job) and others. This helps them determine if you have been receiving some income and how much. Here your bank balance is checked to make sure it meets the income threshold. The current threshold is set at R350. All bank accounts must have a balance below R350.

Step 4: Choosing a Sassa R350 Grant Application Channel
Between the srd website and Sassa’s whatsapp platform, which one will get you easily approved?

There are two main official ways available to use. They are the srd website which is the best to get approved quickly and Sassa whatsapp number platform channel. All other means will redirect you to the main sassa srd portal to use. According to them, using any other means except the prescribed way is done at your own risk not being considered.

The first and official channel for applying is the srd website. Application through the website portal is the easiest, most reliable, and surest official way to get the best outcome. All you need to do is to go to the website and follow the instructions provided there. After which you will receive an sms alert from the agency, confirming your application submission.

The second channel is the use of the whatsapp platform. Here you get the agency’s whatsapp number and then send srd to it on whatsapp. You will receive an automatic response that will outline some instructions to follow. Follow those instructions to begin.

Step 5: Sassa R350 Grant Application Process
How to Apply Online

You first click on the link below this paragraph to apply online and visit the srd website. Choose the option best suited for you either as a South African or as an asylum seeker. For South Africans choose the apply online. After you have started the process, a new page will load for you in order to allow you to enter your details such as identity number, type of identity card and mobile phone number. Remember to use your own phone number which is active and can receive sms messages. This will help you to verify your login details using a 6-digit OTP number.