SASSA has announced in a statement that they will send Lifelines to Rejected COVID-19 Grant Applicants.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will be relooking at all the declined COVID-19 grant applications, to give full clarity to rejected applications.
‘The high numbers involved raised questions and SASSA decided that it would be wise to reconsider these before subjecting them to an appeal process, which comes at a cost and resultant delays, given the urgency to pay out the grant during these trying times for poor people impacted negatively by the national shutdown.’
‘In early June close to 50% of processed applications did not qualify in terms of the criteria. Over 70% of those that did not qualify were either receiving or qualifying for UIF benefits according to the database that SASSA was using then to sift through the applications. Subsequently, SASSA took a decision to request an updated database to reconsider the declined UIF cases instead of advising the aggrieved applicants to follow the appeals route.’
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With the number of rejected applications, it is now clear that most people actually qualify for the grant.
‘Out of this reconsideration
SASSA also added that ‘More than two and a half million applicants have already been paid so far from over 3.2 million who applied for the COVID-19 grant. “Updating the UIF database has brought such a relief to us and the affected beneficiaries, the numbers will rise daily until we have paid all deserving individuals who were previously declined”, said Totsie Memela SASSA CEO. She added that SASSA is working with the Department of Social Development to finalize the modalities of the appeals process for applicants who still feel that their applications were rejected unfairly. ‘
What now?
‘The appeals function will be added to the www.srd.sassa.g
Decline but I don’t have income
Hi sassa please i wrote this with a broken heart last week i wrote appeal for u using email you sent me straight to labour because u said my name Appeared on UIF data base.Today i went to Labour in Rustenburg they checked for me because I last worked in 2017 but when they check i found out that someone use my id number and names for fraud because i saw the name of the other company i don’t know said my last pay is for April please help me I’m desperate for money because I’m not working or receiving any grant or income. They send me to open case for fraud in police station
I declined but i don’t have income i don’t know a reason
I was declined and i was unemployed for past 6 years i dnt hv income plz he I really need the money
I don’t work any mor and was applying for it then they said I Declined for applying the 350 Grant’s and I already don’t work any mor and my Husband Mnr KJ Springbok also don’t work any mor and they didn’t give him his money at Labour Department because thay say he don’t Qualify for his UIF and whe have bills to pay and stuff so can u pleas help us SASSA
I declined and I didn’t have any income
I have never received any sms include Approval, declined or pending. If i’m checking my status it’s failed and if i try to contact their landline it cut-off or will keep saying network busy????
My application declined, when I check my status says the reason to decline is identity verification. I don’t know why. Need help
I applied for R350 just because there’s no income I get. But when I googled and checked I only found out that my application was declined! But. How?
Hi my name is Christina sakasa i was rejected by sassa said I have an income for the past eighteen months but i did not have any Income I really need that. Money please help
Declined and pending no income
Hi Sasha my I’d no 74***…1083 and have applied for social relief grant and I was rejected due to the fact that I used to earn my uif ,since from April and am also not working presently and have no source of income ,the reason for my rejection was uif registered pls help since I don’t have any income and I am a South African citizen who deserves social relief
Starting from June up to now I never get payment all declined what is happening
I was applying for my UIF but they said I didn’t Qualify for it at Labour Department and when I apply for 350 Grants they said Declined from UIF Regerstrasion and I didn’t claim the UIF they said I don’t Qualify for it I’m Mnr Koos Jakobus Springbok
Good day I trust that you are doing well You may kindly appeal the application outcome. To find out how you can appeal, kindly click on the link below https://www.ibusiness.co.za/fin/what-to-do-if-your-r350-srd-grant-is-declined/