If you're considering applying for the SASSA Foster Care grant but you're not sure whether or not you qualify? We have all the information you need to assess whether or not you are eligible for the Foster Care grant. Advertisement The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) manages grants and allowances for groups in South African society needing assistance. One of these grants is the Child Foster Care grant. The Child Foster Care...
Are you living in Limpopo and you're looking for a SASSA Office near you? Well we can help. Find the location of the SASSA Offices in Limpopo below. Advertisement The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provides financial relief in the form of social grants to South Africans who are vulnerable to poverty and in need of state support. Are you looking for help with SASSA and need to find a SASSA office near you? Here...
Do you want to apply for the SASSA Care Dependency grant but you're not sure whether you qualify? Keep reading to find out if you're eligible for the SASSA Care Dependency grant Advertisement The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provides financial assistance in the form of social grants to South Africans who are vulnerable to poverty. One of these grants is the Care Dependency grant. The Care Dependency is for those...
Eventhough you might be in a hurry to fetch your R350 grant payment, SASSA has said that you can't just go fetch your grant. Keep reading to find out what needs to happen before you fetch your grant. Before SRD grant beneficiaries fetch their R350 grants, they first need to have received an SMS. If there is no SMS, it means that the grant is not available for collection yet. This SMS would tell the beneficiary that their SRD grant is ready...
Are you wanting to apply for SASSA's Grant in Aid but you don't know whether you qualify or not? Well we can help. Keep reading to find out whether you qualify for the SASSA's Grant in Aid. Advertisement The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provides financial assistance in the form of social grants to South Africans who are vulnerable to poverty. One of these grants is the SASSA Grant In Aid. The Grant in Aid is used...
Applications for the Special Covid-19 R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant have opened and there are many ways to apply, keep reading to find out how to apply on Whatsapp. Advertisement The Special Covid-19 R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant has been reintroduced and applicants have from 6 August until March 2022 to apply for the grant. The grant was introduced first in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic first...
As part of the government initiative to reduce poverty and gender imbalance, a R350 caregiver grant was introduced for unemployed caregivers. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has given details explaining how the grant works for unemployed child grant caregivers without an ID. Advertisement In order to apply for the R350 SRD as a child grant caregiver without an Identity Document (ID), please follow the instructions...
After launching phase 2 of online applications for school admissions, the Gauteng Department of Education will soon be reviewing and approving successful applicants from the thousands of applications that have been received. Advertisement The Department of Education in Gauteng is said to have received over 300 000 applications on their online system for Grade 8 learners in public schools. The department however said the numbers might have...
A Cape Town school, built on wet land, forces learners to wear gumboots even in hot weather conditions. Mzamomtsha Primary School was built in 1999 at Emfuleni near Khayelitsha in Cape Town. The Emfuleni school near Khayelitsha in Cape Town was built on land that is not conducive for learning. The school is said to be attended by 800 pupils from Emfuleni and surrounding areas. The Mzamomtsha SGB Treasurer Nthabiseng Lehana said the...
The University of South Africa (Unisa) is calling on all students who are yet to pick up their certificates to contact the university directly and make arrangements to do so. The University of South Africa (Unisa) has expressed concern about students speaking to the media and posting on social media platforms about their inability to receive their certificates. The university has said in an announcement that students have been notified via...
Last week it was announced that unemployed caregivers can now collect their R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant without an Identification Document (ID). SASSA assured beneficiaries that they would be able to use their SASSA system generated ID number if they did not have an official ID number. People without ID’s have previously had trouble applying for the SASSA R350 SRD grant. This is due to ID numbers being required in the...
If you're a SASSA grant beneficiary, it's important for you to know when your SASSA grant is being paid. Here are the SASSA grant payment dates for October 2021.Advertisement As we approach the end of September and the start of October, SASSA grant beneficiaries will be interested in knowing their grant payment dates. The SASSA grant payment dates for September are: Older Person's Grants 4 October 2021This includes any grants linked...
NSFAS launched their Digital Learning Device Programme to help students access online learning and has since delivered thousands of these devices to students across the higher education sector. Now, deliveries of laptops are still underway with further negotiations happening.Advertisement In NSFAS mission to make sure that students across the country were able to engage in online learning programmes, which became the new norm, the financial aid...
Parents in Gauteng have a limited amount of time to submit their online Grade 1 and Grade 8 applications for 2022. This marks phase 2 of the online admissions process. Advertisement The Gauteng Department of Basic Education is encouraging parents to continue making use of its online admission system and avoid visiting district offices. Online applications for Grade 1 and 8 for 2022 are currently open and are set to close on Friday 08...
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced that unemployed caregivers can now collect their R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant without an identification document (ID). SASSA explained that if you receive a grant on behalf of a child you will be on their system. Some people on SASSA’s system do not have South African identification. These other grants include the child support grant, care dependency grant and foster...
The University of Cape Town’s senate yesterday voted to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory at their campus from January 2022. A decision will now be made by the university's council whether or not to adopt the policy. The vote took place on Wednesday afternoon, with 183 votes in support of a mandatory vaccination policy. The number of people against the policy was just 32, while five people abstained from voting. UCT spokesperson, Elijah...
SASSA has urged those hoping to apply for the R350 grant to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria. The grant will be paid monthly until March 2022, granted that applicants continue to meet the eligibility criteria. Eligibility criteria for R350 Grant: Be a South African Citizen, Permanent Resident or Refugee registered on the Home Affairs database.The grant is also open to persons who are holders of special permits under the...
You've submitted your R350 Social Relief Of Distress (SRD) grant application, but your application status says "bank details pending". So, what does this mean? If your application status says 'bank details pending' it means that your application has been received by SASSA but no banking details or payment preferences were received. If you would like for your application to be updated and changed, you must upload your banking details. How...
Applications for the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) Teaching Assistant programs open today. The initiative originally formed part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Employment Stimulus Programme, which created 100 000 general school assistant jobs and 200 000 education assistant opportunities. Basic Education Department Spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga says the first phase of the initiative went very well. He says that more than 800 000...
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) said unemployed caregivers that receive child grants from the government despite not having a 13-digit bar coded South African identity document are now eligible for the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. SASSA TO ASSIST UNEMPLOYED CAREGIVERS The agency said the undocumented individuals that now qualify for the SRD grant are beneficiaries that do not have South African...