Sassa says it has received more than 3.5-million applications for the Covid-19 social relief of distress grant.
People queueing outside Sassa offices in the Cape Town CBD. The social security agency has urged grant applicants not to visit their offices to inquire about grant payments.The SA Social Security Agency says it has received more than 3.
5-million applications for the Covid-19 social relief of distress grant.“As of Thursday, 3,585,040 applications were received. Of this, the largest number of applications were made using the USSD SMS line and 204,434 on the website,” Sassa said in a statement.SA's Social Security Agency started accepting applications for its special Covid-19 grant on May 11 2020. Here's...
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