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All SRD R350 grant beneficiaries are now required to reapply afresh. Due to the South African government ending the national state of disaster framework, the SASSA reapplication process will look at several prerequisites.
NB: RSD is a grant for people in real need and we advice you to be honest and fair when applying. Below are some of the questions to answer when submitting your application.
List of SASSA Reapplication
- Are you currently performing any work for which you are paid more than R 350 per month?*
- If you were employed in the last 12 months, do you qualify to receive UIF benefits?
- How do you usually obtain your basic necessities on a monthly basis or where do you get money to support yourself if there is no R350 grant?*
- How much money did you receive in the last month, including gifts, assistance from anyone, donations, dividends, earnings from formal or informal employment, but excluding the R350 grant?*
- Do you receive financial support from a relative, friend or any other person of more than R 350 per month?*
- Do you receive any adult social grant, stipend or other support from government, e.g. unemployment insurance, pension payments, student loan, etc?*
- Are you a director or shareholder of an active registered public or private business from which you earn an income of more than R 350 per month?*
- Are you residing in a government institution (for instance an old age home, correctional facility, etc)*
How to answer SASSA Reapplication for a successful application
Are you currently performing any work for which you are paid more than R 350 per month?*
[YES] means you do not really need SRD R350 Grant: [NO] means you need this grant.
If you were employed in the last 12 months, do you qualify to receive UIF benefits?
[YES] means you qualify to claim your UIF: [NO] means you need this grant.
How do you usually obtain your basic necessities on a monthly basis or where do you get money to support yourself if there is no R350 grant?*
If you select an option that reflect a real lack means you need this grant.
How much money did you receive in the last month, including gifts, assistance from anyone, donations, dividends, earnings from formal or informal employment, but excluding the R350 grant?*
Remember this grant is for the unemployed and unemployable.
Do you receive financial support from a relative, friend or any other person of more than R 350 per month?*
[YES] means you have some sort of support, but also reflect your unemployed state in your life: [NO] means you need this grant.
Do you receive any adult social grant, stipend or other support from government, e.g. unemployment insurance, pension payments, student loan, etc?*
[YES] means you do not qualify for the NEW SRD R350 Grant: [NO] means you need this grant.
Are you a director or shareholder of an active registered public or private business from which you earn an income of more than R 350 per month?*
We can’t teach you everything, but [YES] means you do not really need SRD R350 Grant: [NO] means you need this grant.
Are you residing in a government institution (for instance an old age home, correctional facility, etc)*
Staying in a government institution is a benefit already, however [YES] means your accommodation expense is covered: [NO] means you need this grant.
Please note that all information will be provided electronically and there is no need to upload any document. Please ensure that you provide SASSA with a Mobile Number (cell phone number) where they can reach you to provide you with feedback on the status of your application. You can also obtain the status of your application on this website.
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As of 10am, the https://www.srd.sassa.gov.za/ link went offline, this is due to a huge influx of R350 SASSA web traffic for reapplication. Though there is no official statement from SASSA yet, lot of devices could not get any data from the SRD link.
UPDATED: The real link MUST NOT have “www” in the beginning: https://srd.sassa.gov.za/
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All SRD R350 grant beneficiaries are now required to reapply afresh. Due to the South African government ending the national state of disaster framework, the SASSA reapplication process will look at several prerequisites.
Is the new SASSA Reapplication same as the old one?
No, the R350 grant reapplication process is still the same, however, their system has been updated to sift unqualifying applicants stricter than before.
If I was getting the R350 grant before, will I still qualify?
Previously, people submitted dormant or new accounts with no money coming in or out, and the system could not detect other accounts with monies/balances that disqualify the application.
So, the answer is YES or NO. Other applicants might not continue getting the SRD grant, and some applicants rejected previously might now be accepted as beneficiaries.
How do I reapply for the R350 SASSA grant?
How To Reapply For Sassa R350 Grant?
- Go here www.srd.sassa.gov.za.
- Enter your Mobile Number.
- Click SMS.
- You’ll receive a One Time Pin (OTP)
- Enter the OTP.
- Continue to complete the SASSA R350 application by filling in the required information.
- Click Submit to send your application to SASSA.
How To Track Your Appeal
- Go to the SRD Grant website.
- Scroll down to ‘Application for reconsideration‘
- Click on the yellow bar.
- Fill in the required fields.
- You will now be able to view your information.
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Sibongile Mani
A theft of greed not need has landed student Sibongile Mani with five years’ imprisonment when she failed to report that R14 million was accidentally transferred into her account.
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student Sibongile Mani was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for theft when R14 million was accidentally transferred to her account by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in 2017.
Mani received a food allowance from the NSFAS; however, she was only entitled to R1 400 and failed to report when R14 million was incorrectly transferred into her account. So instead, she embarked on a spending spree. Within hours, Mani had spent more than R20,000, and she had splurged more than R800,000 before her account was frozen. This spending spree landed her five years in jail.
Will Sibongile be out on parole?
After serving one-third of the five-year sentence, Mani will be eligible for parole and could finish the rest of the five years under correctional supervision. The court considered that Mani was a first-time offender; however, “The only appropriate sentence is direct imprisonment, and you are therefore sentenced to five years’ imprisonment,” said judge Olivier.
Responding to the defence’s argument that the court should not end Mani’s bright future, Olivier told Mani: “You, and only yourself, made that decision on 1 June 2017; you did so repeatedly, for 73 consecutive days, numerous times per day.”
“You were rushing against time to spend the maximum amount before it’s spoilt or brought to [an end]. So you took those conscious decisions every day, not the court,” said Olivier.
Olivier said 585 students who relied on NSFAS funds to study at WSU would have been unfair if IntelliMali, a Cape Town-based company in charge of allocating NSFAS funds to students, had not paid back the money she used to WSU.
She also noted the money was “not spent on essential items to stay alive. It was inspired by greed, not need”.
So what did Sibongile Mani spent the money on?
It was discovered that she spent over R800,000 on alcohol, cigarettes, blankets, clothes for men, jackets, handbags, furniture, beauty products, and groceries at a supermarket in a period of two months.
She also reportedly spent the money at 48 retail stores in different towns.
As a result, Mani was arrested in May 2018 by the Serious Commercial Crime Unit of the Hawks after IntelliMali opened a case of theft. She was charged with failing to report the error and embarked on a spending spree, blowing more than R800 000 in 73 days. The State charged that between 1 June, when the money landed in her account, to 13 August, when NSFAS found out about the error, she had spent an average of R11 000 per day. R11 000 per day that did not belong to her.
Did Sibongile Mani killed hersef?
No, Sibongile Mani is alive and well, is just that she is now behind bars. There is a fake headline on social media claiming that Sibongile commited suicide, yet there are no formal reports of Sibongile’s death or funeral atleast.
References
news24, 2022. Sibongile Mani sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment for theft of NSFAS funds. [Online]
Available at: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/breaking-sibongile-mani-sentenced-to-5-years-imprisonment-for-theft-of-nsfas-funds-20220330
Times Live, 2022. LISTEN | Sibongile Mani sentenced to five years in jail for her spending spree with NSFAS cash. [Online]
Available at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-03-30-sibongile-mani-sentenced-to-5-years-in-jail-for-her-spending-spree-with-nsfas-cash/
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South African Government is witnessing a growing need, via SASSA (South African Social Security Agency) to extend R350 SRD (Social Relief of Distress) to become a Universal Basic Income Grant (UBIG). Growing hunger and poverty due to Covid19 sparked the highest unemployment rate.
What is Basic Income Grant in South Africa?
Minister Lindiwe Zulu mentioned that: “The reintroduction of the social relief of distress (R350 SRD) grant is a stepping stone towards a basic income grant, and eligible candidates can begin applying as soon as Friday”, and that is the latest news on basic income grant.
Will I qualify for a Basic Income Grant?
Yes, for the longest time, SASSA’s focus was on the old-aged, disabled and children to address poverty regarding grants, but the unemployed population is left out. Requirements are if you are a:
- South African citizen
- Unemployed
- Aged between 18-59
How to apply for South Africa Basic Income Grant
Citizens currently receiving R350 SRD from “SASSA” might not have to re-apply but, a review of applications might apply. Should the Basic Income Grant be agreed upon by South African social services and parliament, potential applicants must visit SASSA offices or SASSA Basic Income Grant Online Application.
Can my application be rejected? Yes, but most of the time, YES. You can read on what makes a SASSA application fail on the link.
How much is Basic Income Grant?
The amount is R1500 per month to a successful applicant. The unclaimed fund has to be collected before a set number of months or else forfeited. The amount is only paid directly to the applicant’s bank account.
Why is Basic Income Grant necessary for South Africa?
The main aim of this Grant is to uplift poor people to at least above the poverty line. Namibia Basic Income is a success because the project significantly reduced child malnutrition and increased school attendance. In South Africa, an increased number of recipients will result in more people participating in various economic activities.
Links
- https://theconversation.com/south-africas-basic-income-versus-jobs-debate-a-false-dilemma-165541
- https://theconversation.com/us/topics/basic-income-grant-86229
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Explaining Child Birth to a 6 year old
Explaining Child Birth to a 6 year old: Parents’ Guide to Explaining the Reproductive System and Sex in an Age-Appropriate Way
How do you explain the science of sex and birth to young kids? (Explaining Child Birth)
Sometimes this information may be hard to process or be too mature for kids within a certain age range. But at the same time, telling your kids babies come from storks or they were bought from the shop isn’t the best cover anymore. It’s important kids are informed but also that this is done in a way that’s appropriate for their age. Explaining Child Birth.
Introducing the human reproduction system
You can start by explaining the reproduction system to your kids, as a foundation. Here’s a quick rundown. The human body is an amazing system. It’s the system that helps maintain the human population by providing new babies that grow up to become adults.
The human reproduction system is made up of two main components: a male and a female reproductive system. These two systems are designed to work together to create offspring for the parents. It all starts with sex cells, or gametes, created in each reproductive system. When these gametes meet, they fertilize one another and eventually form an embryo which will grow into a new person when it leaves the womb.
How to explain where babies come from to kids
If the reproduction system is too complicated for your children, however, a simpler and to-the-point approach may be necessary. Tell them that babies come from both mommy and daddy, but they are not the same. Mommy has an egg that lives inside her tummy and daddy produces sperm. Together they make the beginnings of a baby and we call it an embryo.
The embryo grows into a full baby in the womb of momma’s tummy all wrapped up in a cozy little sac called the amniotic sac. The baby gets everything it needs to grow big and strong while inside the tummy until it is ready to be born.
How long does it take to have a Baby?
You can then follow up with the process of birth by explaining that It takes around nine months to have a baby. Most of these nine months are spent in pregnancy. Pregnancy is the period where the baby grows and develops in a mommy’s tummy. Pregnancy ends when the woman has her baby through vaginal birth or cesarean section (C-section).
Conclusion
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to explaining human reproduction to a 6-year-old. You’ll need to customize your explanation based on the individual’s background, age, and experience with the subject. The explanations above are great for easing your kid from the beginning to end of how babies are made.
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South Africa’s Vaccine Passport
The Department of Health South Africa is planning to introduce a Vaccine Passport that will serve as evidence of vaccination. It is said to be mandatory for every South African and will provide benefits and preferences to a number of activities, be it gatherings and other health benefits.
Every vaccinated person had their ID or Passport number recorded as a form of verification and proof, so the same records will be used to form a South African vaccination database in an electronic form or QR code via a vaccine passport app.
Other countries faced push backs by citizens regarding the Vaccination Passport. It is said to be a smart idea to “force-vaccinate” people who otherwise would not consider vaccination.
Will South Africa get this right? Please share your comments.
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Few SRD applicants where unsuccessful due to SMALL Details to update. For srd.sassa.gov.za Application For Reconsideration to be successful, here is what you must do:
- Applicants will have to sign a declaration and consent to their information being validated and shared with other organisations and financial institutions such as SARS and banks. A detailed declaration and consent document is available on this website.
- During the application process, applicants are expected to agree or disagree to this document by confirming for instance through a yes or no option.
- Successful applicants will have to provide their banking details for payment purposes or their bank of choice for a cash transfer.
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How To Send Your Appeal
Appeals are there if your application was denied the first time around and you want to be considered again, basically a second chance. Appeals for SASSA’s R350 grant are open.
- Go to the SRD Grant website
- Scroll down to ‘Application for reconsideration’
- Click on the yellow bar
- Fill in the required fields
If you’ve already lodged an appeal, you will then not need to send another or contact the SASSA office.
Or you can use any of the following channels:
- Email: [email protected]
- WhatsApp: 082 046 8553
- USSD: *134*7737#
SASSA status check for R350 payment dates
When is SASSA R350 payment dates? Expect the first payments to be made in the last week of August 2021.
Appeals are there if your application was denied the first time around and you want to be considered again, basically a second chance. Appeals for SASSA’s R350 grant are open.
Total Time: 3 minutes
The only place to re-submit your SRD Reconsideration if via: https://srd.sassa.gov.za/
This is the tab that will update the system regarding your appeal or reconsideration.
The fields marked with * must be filled, if you leave them blank, the system will not go through and your appeal will not reach SASSA.
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How to check UIF payout
There are two UIF payouts, one is for companies affected by Covid19 (TERS), and another is for employees looking for their UIF monthly payouts.
How to check UIF payout
Employees UIF monthly payments are only available if the company you were working for, has been contributing to UIF for its employees. You can register as an employee and be linked to the company you were working at.
You can see if your company claimed for covid TERS on the downloadable list.
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