SASSA SRD Status Check 2023 | srd.sassa.gov.za

This article contains a guide on how to check your 2023 SASSA SRD Status Check or Grant Status (https://srd.sassa.gov.za) in South Africa.

SASSA which simply stands for South African Social Security Agency is responsible for giving different categories of grants to different classes of individuals who are  vulnerable to penury and as such tend to depend on state’s support for sustenance.

There are about seven categories of social grants being provided by SASSA. Some include:

• Grant for elderly people
• Care dependency grant
• War veterans grant
• Social relief of distress
• Child support grant and others.

During the pandemic, SASSA provided the Special C***D-19 Social Relief of Distress grant which is about R 350 per month. The grant will only be paid for a given period of time,  from May until October.

However, not all are eligible for this.

Applicants must:

• Be a South African Citizens, permanent residents or refugees registered with home affairs
• Resident within the borders of the Republic of South Africa;
• Be unemployed;
• Not receiving any income;
• Be above the age of 18;
• Not receiving any social grant;
• Not receiving any unemployment insurance benefit and does not qualify to receive unemployment insurance benefits;
• Not receiving any other government C***D-19 response support and
• Not resident in a government funded or subsidised institution.
• Not be receiving a stipend from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme;

If you meet with the above criteria, below are requirements for the application:

• Identity Number;
• Name and Surname as captured in the ID card
• Gender and Disability;
• Banking details
• Phone number
• Proof of Residential Address;

Having qualified to apply for the grant, only those who successfully applied are eligible to check their SASSA status. If you do not have an idea on how to check your SASSA status, this article contains information on how to do so.

Below is how you can check your SASSA status in South Africa:

Checking the SASSA status can be done in various ways.

• One way is to check through social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, etc.
• The second means to by going through the website by typing https://srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/status into their browser.
• For those that applied through Whatsapp, the WhatsApp  number for checking is 082 046 8553
• If you applied using the platform. All you have to do is add the number to your contacts, and text the word “Status”. You will be asked if you want to check the status for yourself or someone else. Regardless of what your response might be, you will have to provide the reference code which is alphanumeric for WhatsApp users, and only numeric for others.
• Alternatively, you can also check through the use of  USSD code *134*7737#.
• If you applied using email or the online portal, visit https://srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/status as soon as the site starts working again.

Irrespective of your preferred method for checking the status, you will be asked to provide:

Your ID number and the number you used to apply

After providing the necessary information, your status will  be displayed.

With the above information you can successfully check your SASSA status. However, information has it that the SASSA has been facing some challenges regarding the SRD grant. This led to the crashing of the site. Thus, you might encounter problems or delays while trying to check your status. In a case like this, do not panic. Stay connected to know when the whole process has normalised.

Further Readings:

• Apply for Unemployment Grant in South Africa
• SASSA Online Application Portal
• SASSA SRD 2023 Reconsideration Status
• SASSA Payments for July 2023 >>>

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