SASSA informed all Social Relief of Distress grant recipients that they are suspending their grant payments to verify and confirm their identity and prevent fraudulent applications.
SASSA informed all Social Relief of Distress grant recipients that they are suspending their grant payments to verify and confirm their identity and prevent fraudulent applications. File Picture: David RitchieThe Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in Parliament , Bridget Masango , has urged the South African Social Security Agency to restore the suspended Electronic Know Your Client system to allow eligible beneficiaries to verify and receive their grants.
About 10 million jobless people rely on the SRD grant, which was introduced as the R350 support mechanism during the coronavirus pandemic. “Beneficiaries are encouraged to note that when they check their status and find out that it states “referred” it means that the Sassa system is suspecting fraudulent activity, therefore, the beneficiary must contact Sassa immediately to resolve the case."
“The Minister must intervene and ensure that the verification system is brought back online to enable the deserving beneficiaries to receive their grants,” Masango said.
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