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R350 grant: Millions of South Africans may lose out in April (News24)

A group of social justice organisations has warned that millions of poor South Africans may not receive Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants in April ...

"That is shocking, inhumane, regressive, and leaves millions of people living below the food poverty line ineligible for government assistance," the group said. The group seeks urgent clarity from the Department of Social Development (DSD) as to whether those who were previously approved to receive a payment in April, will still receive this payment regardless of whether their new application is approved, and also whether those who apply under the new framework will be back paid for April. The regulations also state that applications must be lodged before the 15th of the month in order to receive payment for that month – and given that the regulations were gazetted on Friday 22, clarity is needed as to the timeframe for processing payments.

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DA says people should still get the R350 grant without having to ... (SowetanLIVE)

No new R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant applications will be process until relevant regulations have been amended. Image: SA government via Twitter.

It is therefore unfortunate that beneficiaries will not receive their grants as a result of this legality,” she said. Sassa must therefore consider the delivery of existing grants where beneficiaries have already been vetted and verified,” she said. This announcement comes close to three weeks after many were set to receive their grants for the month of April,” said Masango.

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Millions of South Africans could lose out on R350 grant (BusinessTech)

Human rights organisation Black Sash has warned that a change in the government's R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant scheme could leave millions of…

We believe that this retrogression of rights that have already been established and provided for will not sustain a legal challenge.” Those who apply under the new framework will be back paid for April. The group has called on the government to clarify whether those who were previously approved to receive a payment in April will still receive this payment regardless of whether their new application is approved.

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Millions of South Africans may lose out on their R350 April grant ... (Independent Online)

Many eligible people have likely missed out on their April Social Relief of Distress grant payment, civil society partners have said.

“We requested that the department engage with us on the serious concerns we raised to the draft regulations which will govern the future administration of the SRD grant. We believe that this retrogression of rights that has already been established and provided for will not sustain legal challenge.” “That is shocking, inhumane, regressive, and leaves millions of people living below the food poverty line ineligible for government assistance.

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More Than 10 Million Beneficiaries of Sassa's R350 Social Grant ... (Briefly)

Sassa said that all South Africans who use the 'cash send' option have been paid out from the social relief of distress grants; The Sassa spokesperson ...

Letsatsi says new applications will be processed after the amendment of the Covid19 regulations. South Africans are urged to reapply for the distress grant via the digital process as it steers away from the national state of disaster. Of the 10.6 million beneficiaries approved, 42% were paid through post offices and 58% via their bank accounts, TimesLIVE reported.

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How to apply for the R1200 SASSA SRD Disaster vouchers (The South African)

Here is everything you need to know about applying for the recently announced Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant for Disasters.

An assessment is done, and then an application will be processed immediately. How to apply for the R1200 SASSA SRD Disaster vouchers. How to apply for the R1200 SASSA SRD Disaster vouchers.

SASSA R350 Grant To Have New Set Of Requirements ... (Empowerment Opportunities)

Given that the Covid-19 SRD will now be provided for under a new legislative framework, and that additional qualifying and assessment criteria will be added, ...

This means that all applications lodged in April will be considered as from April 2022”. The Department of Social Development has now released a statement giving the latest updates on these changes. As for the requirements, one requirement seems to stand out.

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