All approved but unpaid COVID-19 SRD grant beneficiaries will still be paid

NATIONAL NEWS - The special COVID-19 SRD grant ended on 30 April 2021. SASSA has noticed that some unpaid but approved applicants are panicking and as a result tend to gather at post offices requesting payment.

All such applicants of the special COVID-19 SRD grant, who have not yet been approved but not yet paid can rest assured that the will be paid as soon as possible.

The agency confirms that payment will be made for all approved grants as soon as confirmation of funding has been made as these payments are from the previous financial year.

As part of the government measures to prevent and combat the spread of covid-19, SASSA was mandated to provide the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant from May 2020 to October 2020 initially, and further extended to January 2021 and April 2021 respectively.

Even after the grant has ended, payments will be made to those deserving approved clients. The payment may not necessarily come as a double payment / lump sum or on the same day.

It can be split over days or weeks.