Sassa manages social grants and allowances for groups in South African society needing assistance. This includes grants for children, the older persons grants and disability grants. SASSA also manages the R370 grant (It was originally R350) for the special relief of distress which started during the Covid-19 crisis but has now become semi-permanent… Read More


Sassa Status CheckOne form of financial support offered by the South African government through the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to vulnerable citizens who are unemployed is definitely the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Initially, this grant was referred to as the R350 grant.In April 2024, the Sassa grant was formally increa… Read More