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Social relief distress grant ends
Sassa has urged qualifying applicants whose applications were declined from February to March 2021, to visit the website at and to follow the links for reconsideration.
The R350 Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant for unemployed people ended on April 30, 2021.
“However, all applicants who have been approved and who have not yet received their money will still be paid,” said the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) in a statement.
Sassa has urged qualifying applicants whose applications were declined from February to March 2021, to visit the website at and to follow the links for reconsideration.
“If you do not appeal, the declined application will not be reconsidered. The appeal period closes on May 31, 2021. No appeals will be considered after this date,” the agency said.
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