How To Apply For Sassa Unemployment Grant Via WhatsApp 2025

How To Apply For Sassa Unemployment Grant Via WhatsApp 2025

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provides important help to the unemployed in need of financial backing. SASSA has established a new means of applying for unemployment benefits via WhatsApp to make the procedure more convenient and accessible. To apply for the Sassa Unemployment grant, there are certain requirements that you must qualify for. The general qualification requirements are provided;

• You must reside in South Africa
• You must be unemployed and NOT be receiving financial support from any other source
• You must meet any 1 of these criteria:
  1. You must be a South African Citizen
  2. You must be a Refugee in South Africa
  3. You must be an Asylum Seeker in South Africa with a valid Section 22 permit or visa
  4. You must be a Special Permit Holder in South Africa (under the Special Angolan Dispensation, the Lesotho Exemption Permit Dispensation, or the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Dispensation)
• You must be between 18 and 60 years old
• You must meet the means test, with an income of R624 or less per month
• You must have insufficient financial means to support yourself
• You must NOT be receiving any other social grants for yourself
• You must NOT be contributing towards or eligible for UIF payment
• You must NOT unreasonably refuse to accept employment or educational opportunities
• You must NOT be receiving a stipend from NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme).

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How To Apply For Sassa Unemployment Grant Via WhatsApp 2025

The guide below will help you through the procedure, making it easy to apply for the SASSA Unemployment Grant.

• Send a message via WhatsApp to 082 046 8553
• Provide your details
• You will receive a Reference number, an OTP, and a link to click
• Click on the provided link, fill in your OTP, and verify your account
• Fill in your surname and ID number
• Confirm the personal details that you provided via the WhatsApp chat

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How To Check The Status of  Your Application

To Know the status of your application, you must, first of all, submit a completed application. You can check your application status in either of these ways:

• On the SRD grants website
• Send a WhatsApp message to 082 046 8553
• Call the Toll Free Call Centre on 0800 60 10 11

Contact Sassa

For any further queries, please contact SASSA directly:

• Contact the SASSA Toll-Free Call centre on 0800 60 10 11
• Contact the SASSA Head Office on 012 400 2322
• Email SASSA Head Office at: Grantsenquiries@sassa.gov.za
• Contact details of SASSA offices across the country: Contact SASSA

Applying for the SASSA Grant through WhatsApp is a quick and easy method to get financial support.

For more information visit the official website of Sassa.

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