Update from Sassa: April Pending Status is Showing and Approvals begin on Wednesday 19th April 2023.
The April Srd Pending Status for 2023 is currently showing for most people. This is because Sassa is still working on their systems and as such will communicate that when they have everything ready.
Once they start the new cycle for the r350 srd grants, more people will have theirs begin showing or they will be made to reapply or reconfirm their existing applications from 2022.
Due to this current situation on the dashboard that several people are experiencing, its advised that you wait patiently for an official announcement from Sassa with regard to the 2023/2024 SRD cycle.
Those who go ahead of themselves to update their Sassa details or any other such activity may not still see the April SRD Pending Status. This may only serve to heighten anxiety for them. Patience at this point is very necessary.
During the end of the last application cycle in March 2022, Sassa opened for reapplications to be submitted in the last week of April 2022. Before that there were several rumours on what to do. Some even suggested cancelling the grant. All these were misinformation.
Sassa has so far not failed to come out with clear instructions once they are certain of the process to clear the current backlog of applications from April 2022 to MArch 2023 that have not been paid.
If you find your appeal for reconsideration has not been responded to yet. Sassa has advised that that you keep being patient as the DSD will soon handle your appeal and get you the right response.