The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has paid more than 5.6-million beneficiaries who applied for the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant since August.
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The agency told TimesLIVE on Thursday that it has received nearly 14-million applications since the grant was reintroduced in July.Sassa continues to receive a high volume of applications and has managed to pay all approved beneficiaries while it verifies details of individuals whose applications are still pending.
She assured applicants their monies will be paid as soon as the agency has the approval from the National Treasury. Memela-Khambula said unemployed caregivers who receive their R350 grant can access it from participating merchants such as Pick n Pay and Boxer.
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