Some grant beneficiaries only being paid next week
Beneficiaries of the R350 social relief of distress grant will be paid from May 9 up until June 1. The first few days of the month are reserved for payment of old age, child and disability grants.
Eligible beneficiaries can withdraw their payments at any Pick n Pay, Boxer, Shoprite, Checkers, Usave or OK Foods supermarkets.
Sassa allows up to five people to apply for the grant from the same phone number, in which case the grant can only be accessed via the post office.
If one person applied from a number, then they can access their grant through the abovementioned supermarkets which require a phone number to verify a beneficiary’s details.
The SA Post Office urges beneficiaries to collect payments on stipulated dates in line with the ID number system which determines payment dates according to the last three digits of their identity numbers.
The grant was introduced in
March 2020 to provide assistance to unemployed youth unable to find employment due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The grant was distributed under the Disaster Management Act until last month when the government amended the regulations to enable payments to be disbursed under the Social Assistance Act after the scrapping of the state of disaster.
The grant will continue until March next year.
When to collect your R350 grant at nearest post office:
MAY 16: 080 & 085 MAY 17: 081 & 086 MAY 18: 082 & 087 MAY 19: 083 & 088 MAY 20: 084 & 089 MAY 23: 080 & 085 MAY 24: 081 & 086 MAY 25: 082 & 087 MAY 26: 083 & 088 MAY 27: 084 & 089 MAY 30: 080 & 085 MAY 31 : 081 & 086 JUNE 1: 082 & 087 TimesLIVE