Beneficiaries and applicants of the R370 Special Relief of Distress (SRD) Covid-19 grant are urged to use cellphone numbers registered under their names when applying for the grant.

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) said the cellphone number and banking details are crucial particulars for the application process.

“All applicants and beneficiaries must be aware that using your number will assist to monitor, check the progress of the application and receive notifications from the Agency that might need the applicant or beneficiary’s attention.

“These notifications include the messages to do verification process. Without exercising the verification process the application will be unsuccessful and no grant will be paid,” Sassa said in a statement on Thursday.

The agency said verification ensures the grant is paid to the right person. and prevents fraud.

“When the banking details do not belong to the applicant the system will not verify the payment. Once the banking details have been verified and confirmed the grant will be received from next pay run,” Sassa stated.

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