The Government of South Africa continues to offer the SASSA Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD 350), a grant of R350 per month for 6 months to be paid to individuals who are currently unemployed, do not receive any form of income, social grant or UIF payment, etc, and include both Refugees and Asylum Seeker permit holders.
You can check your SASSA balance via your phone by following the below steps:
- Dial *120*3210# on your phone
- Follow the prompts
If the above USSD code and balance check do not work, then try the following:
- Dial *120*69277# on your phone
- Follow each step
- You should then get an SMS notification
Status Check Your SASSA Balance Using WhatsApp via Cell Phone
You can check your SASSA status using WhatsApp on your cellular phone:
- Send the word “Sassa” to the Sassa WhatsApp application number – 082 046 8553
- Reply with the text “Status“
- Reply “Yes” if you have the reference number.
- Reply with your mobile number used when applying for the grant.
- Reply with your reference number.
Grant applicants can also check the current SRD grant application status on the official SASSA website here: https://www.sassa.gov.za
SASSA provides South Africans with a number of social grants from care dependent and child support to disability and war veterans.
The department recently set up the special Covid-19 R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant more commonly known as the SRD R350 grant. This is a grant of R350 per month for 6 months which is to be paid to individuals who are currently unemployed and do not receive any form of income, social grant, or UIF payment. You can find out more about the Covid SRD R350 grant including the application process and eligibility criteria at the SASSA website here: https://srd.sassa.gov.za
SASSA will be managing all R350 Grant Applications and social grant payments.
