YOU CAN NOW APPLY FOR THE COVID-19 SOCIAL RELIEF OF DISTRESS GRANT

Published on

11 May 2020

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will today open the process for applications of the R350 Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant for unemployed people.

The amount will be paid to qualifying applications from May – October 2020.

The requirement of proof of address for the grant appliction has fallen away, but applicants must still provide their residential address.

The grant forms part of the R500 billion economic and social relief measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month.

Here’s how to apply:

Liesl Smit

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm