This post is about social relief of distress grant for COVID-19. What is it?, who qualifies? and how to apply?.
About applying for social relief of distress
Social relief of distress is temporary provision of assistance intended for persons in such a dire material need that they are unable to meet their families’ most basic needs.
Who can apply for this grant?
If you are under the following circumstances, you may qualify for this grant:
You need help while you wait for your children’s grants to be processed
a crisis or disaster has occurred (e.g. your house has burnt down)
You do not qualify for a grant, and you are in a desperate situation
You are unable to work for a period of less than six month because you are medically unfit
You are unable to get maintenance from the other parent of your child or children
the breadwinner in the family has died the breadwinner has been sent to prison for a short time (less than six months)
You have been affected by a disaster, but the area or community in which you live has not been declared a disaster area.
What do you get?
The Social Relief of Distress for COVID-19 come in a form of cash which is an amount of R350 paid monthly to qualifying beneficiaries. Social Relief of Distress is given for a short time only – usually for up to three months, which may be extended for another three months. The current SRD Grant has been extended until end of March 2024. It was launched in May 2020 after the introduction of the lockdown measures by the South African Government.
What you should do to Apply
Apply for SRD Grant online at https://srd.sassa.gov.za.
Submit your application with the following documents: your 13-digit bar-coded identity document.
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