SASSA has made beneficiaries aware of fake news being spread about the SRD R350 grant.
The agency said the following:
The below information is false and does not come from SASSA. The special COVID-19 SRD grant has only been extended until April 2021.
This was addressed as the following story made it's rounds:
SASSA has made it clear that the special COVID-19 temporary SRD grant will only be paid for three months, until April 2021.
The social relief programme is intended to assist to meet basic needs of indigent persons by means of rendering temporary and immediate material assistance in response to a crisis.
SASSA has warned all applicants to be aware of any fake responses.
SASSA was created in 2005 to distribute social grants on behalf of the Department of Social Development. This was done to improve the standards of living in the country and are given to people who are vulnerable to poverty and/or in need of support from the government
SASSA distributes the Care Dependency Grant, Child Support Grant, Disability Grant, Foster Child Grant, Old Persons Grant, War Veteran's Grant, Grant-In-Aid and the ever popular Social Relief Of Distress Grant.
The below information is false and does not come from SASSA. The special COVID-19 SRD grant has only been extended until April 2021 #SASSACARES #COVID19SRD @The_DSD @nda_rsa @GCISMedia @GovernmentZA @PostofficeSa pic.twitter.com/1whWkqmBZj
— SASSA (@OfficialSASSA) March 23, 2021
