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    SRD grant

    The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is temporary monthly help for adults with little or no income who get no other grant for themselves. You apply and check your status online. We are an independent guide, not SASSA.

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    Start here

    1. Apply for the SRD grant on the official SRD website.
    2. Check your SRD status and find out what each status means.
    3. If you were approved but have no payment date, or your identity check failed, see what you can do.
    4. If a month is pending, see why and when you need to act. If SASSA declined a month, read what the reason means, and appeal the decision if it is wrong.

    The SRD grant is temporary: the national Budget decides how long it is funded and how much it pays. For the current amount, call SASSA on 0800 60 10 11.

    SASSA checks your application again every month, so your status can change from one month to the next. The SRD grant is paid separately from the other grants: see how SASSA pays.

    Ways to do this

    Official channels only. We don't run any of them.

    Apply and check your status

    Problems and appeals

    • How to appeal a declined SRD grant

      If SASSA declined your SRD grant for a month, appeal to the Department of Social Development online. What to prepare, the steps, and how outcomes work.

    • SRD approved but no payment date

      Your SRD status says approved but shows no pay day. What that means, how to check verification and banking details, and when to contact SASSA.

    • SASSA identity verification failed

      Why the SASSA facial check (eKYC) for the SRD grant can fail, how to try again safely, and where to get help if you have no smartphone.

    • SRD status declined: the reasons and what to do

      Why SASSA declines an SRD month, what each reason means, from an alternative income source to a failed identity check, and how to appeal in time.

    • SRD status pending

      Why your SASSA SRD status says pending, how long a month can stay pending, when you need to act, and what bank details pending and reapplication pending mean.

    Change your details

    • How to change SRD banking details

      Change the bank account for your SRD grant on the official SASSA website: when to change it, the steps, why it must be in your name, and scams to avoid.

    • How to change your SRD cellphone number

      Lost your SIM or changed your number? How to update the cellphone number on your SRD application with SASSA, including the facial check, and what to avoid.