The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) in Mpumalanga will bring its services to the Marapyane community rural area located within the Nkangala district, which has a high volume of unemployment.

Most of the communities in the area and surrounding areas depend on social grants for survival, mostly in the Sassa database as beneficiaries.

These services will be offered during the Integrated Community Registration Outreach Programme (ICROP).

Communities will have full access to all Sassa services and get an opportunity to apply for social grants.

Beneficiaries who wish to change the payment method to their bank of choice will be assisted on the spot.

All spheres of government, relevant stakeholders, and financial institutions will be available to offer their services.

The agency is taking its services to Marapyane because there is a temporal service point that operates from Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 15:00.

This service point provides services to five out of 31 wards, with a total of 17 villages within a 30km radius.

As a result, the local office saw a need to conduct an ICROP with the intent to reduce the intake backlog, overcrowding, and long travelling by clients to other nearby Sassa offices.

For more information, call the toll-free number during working days and hours: 0800 60 10 11, WhatsApp 082 046 8553.