Sassa announced its verification process for applications for the special grant picked up that some applicants were employees in government.
The agency said public servants receiving foster child grants are entitled to do so as these are not means-tested and there are court orders to back applications.
“However, the other grants are being investigated to ensure the means test has been correctly applied. Sassa exercises zero tolerance to any deliberate attempt to access social grants by people who do not qualify for these,” it said. Sassa warned that it is the responsibility of every citizen whose financial circumstances change, even while they are receiving the grant, to inform Sassa of the change immediately.
“This allows for their eligibility for continued receipt of the grant to be reviewed. Further action will be taken where it is found ineligible public servants have continued to receive these grants,” said Sassa. The SA Post Office warned about scammers promising to keep people spots in queues to collect their R350 grant payments. said it had “become aware of instances where self-appointed queue marshals ask customers who visit their branches a fee for a place in the front of the queue”.Application process for the special Covid-19 SRD grant
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