If you have applied for the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant then you may want to keep track of your application status. Here is how can go about checking your Sassa grant status. 

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) provides the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to South Africans who are unemployed and do not receive any form of income. 

After applicants have submitted their SRD R350 grant application for the particular application cycle, they will be able to track their SRD status online via the official Sassa website.

Here’s How You Do You Sassa Status Check:

To kick-start the SRD grant application process, applicants are required to submit their Sassa application online via the Sassa official website.

Sassa has advised Sassa grant applicants to always make sure they are using the official Sassa website and not a fake or scam site pretending to be Sassa.

As both the official Sassa website and the Sassa SRD website are government sites, so they will always have .gov.za at the end.

This government agency will then go through its grant application verification process using third parties such as Home Affairs database and the Labour Department to confirm whether the applicant is UIF registered or not.

This may be followed by individuals tracking how far their grant application is on the application process and also receiving their Sassa grant status.

The official Sassa website is not the only way that individuals can track their SRD grant application status as they can also

There are various ways to check Sassa status. You can always do an SRD status check or a general Sassa status check.

What Is The Social Relief of Distress Grant?

Sassa administers various social grants to deserving and qualifying individuals through the Social Assistance Act.

The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was established during the Covid-19 pandemic as financial support to citizens who were in great need of financial assistance.

The government agency has set eligibility criteria for South African citizens, permanent residents, refugee seekers, and permit holders ought to meet before they can receive the SRD grant payments from Sassa.

How To Do A Sassa Status Check Online

1. Visit the Sassa SRD website or Sassa SRD App
2. Scroll down to ‘Application status’
3. Click on ‘Click here to check online’
4. Fill in the required fields
5. You should then be able to see the status of your R350 grant application on the status dashboard

You may also alternatively do your Sassa SRD status check by using the Sassa official WhatsApp number as follows:

1. Add the Sassa official WhatsApp number to your contacts: 082 046 8553.
2. Open messaging app and send a message to the WhatsApp number that says “Status” followed by your ID number whether you’re a South African citizen or not.

SRD grant applicants can check their grant application status on the Sassa official website to see whether they have been approved for the grant or not.

Sassa has advised individuals that have submitted their SRD grant application to constantly check their grant status as this will alert them on the next step that they will need to follow when it comes to the application process.

When conducting a Sassa status check, it is important to understand what each application status means especially following the verification process.