The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) in Mpumalanga has verified which the acceptance of among the social grants follows a course of action - one staying a verification approach.

The government agency stated that the Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) applicants should really Observe that if they run a Sassa status check as well as their application remains to be pending, it means it’s not yet confirmed.

In keeping with Sassa, the SRD grant applicants should be aware which the agency does not just validate banking information but will also verifies citizenship with the Division of Home Affairs, which includes checking whether or not the individual is UIF (Unemployment Insurance policies Fund) registered or not in the Department of Employment and Labour.

On the contrary, need to the SRD application status point out 'pending', it then implies that the verification has not however been finalised.

Some SRD grant holders have complained about payments getting delayed even immediately after their grant website application has been approved from the Agency.

In some instances, these delays are due to grant beneficiaries not giving banking account details as Sassa has shared that some of them only choose the name from the financial institution where they want to receive the grant.

Grant beneficiaries have already been reminded to carry on examining their private specifics to make sure that they are correct and also the grant resources are acquired by the correct individual.