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R350 Grant Application How To Apply 2025-2026

R350 Grant Application How To Apply 2025-2026

R350 Grant Application How To Apply 2025-2026

We are pleased to welcome you to the R350 Grant application process, where we attempt to give financial backing to individuals facing financial crises, ensuring their fundamental needs are adequately met. Recognizing the significance of a streamlined and uncomplicated application procedure, we have developed this all-inclusive lead to assist you in successfully navigating through the necessary steps to apply for this grant.

We kindly request you to thoroughly evaluate the provided instructions, paying close attention to the qualification requirements and ensuring that you possess all the essential documentation.

READ HERE: How To Register Sassa SRD 2025-2026

R350 Grant Application How To Apply 2025-2026

Applying for R350 grant is quite simple, easy and straightforward, and can be done by all individuals provided you meet the qualification requirement of your preferred grant. The application procedure involves six simple steps that need to be adhered to accordingly. Below are the steps of applying for the R350 grant 2025-2026;

STEP 1: Select An Application Method

Apply via WhatsApp:

  • Send a message via WhatsApp to 082 046 8553
  • Provide your personal 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

Apply via SRD Website:

  • In your internet browser, visit the SRD Website(if you are a Refugee, Asylum Seeker or Special Permit Holders, find out how to apply here)
  • Fill in your mobile number and ID number and click “send SMS”
  • You will receive a 6-digit OTP via SMS
  • Insert the OTP number on the SRD website and click “verify pin”

Using the SASSA Chatbot:

  • In your internet browser, visit the SASSA Website
  • Click on the SRD R350 Grant assistance chatbox (the orange box on the side of the screen)
  • Fill in your ID number and mobile number
  • On the chat, choose the option to apply for the SRD R350 grant
  • Click on the SRD website link provided by the SASSA Chatbot
  • Follow the SRD website steps

STEP 2: Agree To The T& C’s

  • Read and agree to the Declaration and Consent terms.
  • Read and accept the terms of the You and Your Special COVID-19 SRD Grant paper.

STEP 3: Provide Required Information And Official Papers

All applicants must provide the below information to complete the application process.

  • ID Number
  • Full Name and Surname (as printed on your ID Document/ ID Card)
  • Gender
  • Physical Address
  • Contact Information (mobile number, email address)

STEP 4: Select Your Payment Method

Applicants would have to choose from the various Sassa payment methods designed for all applicants. Provided below are some payment methods of Sassa that applicants may have to choose from;

New applicants with a personal bank account, must provide the following information for payment:

  • Your Bank Name
  • Your Account Number
  • Your Branch Name
  • Your Account Type
  • Agree to the Terms and Conditions
  • Submit your Banking Details

New applicants without a personal bank account, must provide the following information for payment:

  • Choose Payment option – Cash Send
  • Agree to Terms and Conditions
  • Submit Banking Details
  • Existing applicants with a personal bank account, confirm the following information for payment:
  • Confirm Existing Personal Banking Details
  • Agree to Terms and Conditions
  • Click Submit

Existing applicants with the cash option, who would like to change to the bank payment option, provide the following information for payment:

  • Your Bank Name
  • Your Account Number
  • Your Branch Name
  • Your Account Type
  • Agree to the Terms and Conditions
  • Submit your Banking Details

STEP 5&6: Confirmation

Applicants will get an SMS with their banking information, indicating that The SRD R350 Grant application is now active.

SASSA compares your personal information (ID number, name, and surname) to a Department of Home Affairs database, as well as your ID number to recognised databases such as UIF, SARS, and NSFAS. Fraud risk scoring is carried out in partnership with fraud prevention partners, and your ID number and mobile number are cross-checked against known databases. The application procedure is then completed when your application is either granted or declined with a reason.

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R350 Grant Qualification Requirements 2025-2026

The general criteria are provided below;

  • You must settle in South Africa
  • You must be jobless and NOT be receiving financial assistance from any other source
  • You must meet any 1 of these criteria:
    1. You must be a Citizen Dweller
    2. You must be an exile 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 the ages of 18 and 60 years old
  • You must meet the means test, with an income of R624 or less per month
  • You must have inadequate financial means to support yourself
  • You must NOT be receiving any other social grants for yourself
  • You must NOT be contributing towards or qualified for UIF payment
  • You must NOT unreasonably refuse to accept employment or educational opportunities
  • You must NOT be receiving a salary from NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme).

How To Know The Status Of Your R350 Grant Application 2025-2026

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

R350 Grant Application Status Meaning 2025-2026

  • Application complete: this means you have completed the reapplication process and your SRD grant will be verified each month. Check your verification and payment status each month on the SRD website.
  • Bank details pending: this means the application or reapplication was received, but no banking details or preferences were received. Applicants should submit their banking details via the SRD website
  • Reapplication pending: this means a reapplication has not been received. Applicants should submit their application
  • Period Pending: this means reapplication was successfully received and verification of the application for the period is pending. Applicants should check their application status later in the month
  • Period Approved: this means the application was approved for the period. Applicants should check the pay day for details on when to expect their money.
  • Period Declined: this means the application was declined for the period, as well as the reason why it was declined. Applicants should submit a request for reconsideration
  • Canceled: this means the grant has been cancelled. Applicants may reinstate their grant on the SRD website.

Contact Sassa

For any further queries, please contact SASSA directly:

For more information visit the official website of Sassa.

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