By Kaya 959 Reporter
Recipients of the special COVID-19 SRD grant are urged to visit the Post Office, Pick n Pay or Boxer supermarket only after they have received an SMS.
Those who chose to have the R350 grant deposited into a bank account cannot go to another collection point.
Post Office officials say beneficiaries who withdraw their grant from the supermarket must carry their cell phone and identity document.
“The grant will not be available if you try to collect it before you have received an SMS. The SA Post Office has become aware of large numbers of beneficiaries who try to withdraw their R350 SRD grant before receiving their SMS,” explains spokesperson Johan Kruger.
Only beneficiaries who chose to receive their grants from the Post Office can collect their money at the supermarket.
“The first week of every month is set aside for paying our old age, disability and child grants. During this week SRD R350 grants cannot be paid out,” says Kruger.
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Unclaimed COVID-19 SRD grant funds
Sassa CEO Busisiwe Memela-Khambula says approved applicants whose unclaimed funds from the first round of the grant were to be forfeited on 31 August 2021, can still collect their unclaimed funds at the Post Office.
“The affected beneficiaries have until 30 November 2021 to collect their unclaimed funds,” says Memela-Khambula.
Unclaimed funds will be forfeited to the state to fund other government priorities after the deadline.
Sassa has received close to 14 million applications for the new iteration of the COVID-19 SRD grant.
Officials have approved over 8.3 million applicants. Sassa paid over 5.6 million people by September 2021.
“Despite the high number of applications, Sassa has been able to expedite payment of verified clients, while continuing to verify the remaining applications.”
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