Check SASSA Child Support Grant Status March

SASSA Child Support Grant is provided to those legal guardians, parents, and relatives who are pledged for child care by South African law.

You can Check SASSA Child Support Status to confirm the approved month payment to be able to collect it. The status results help you get updated on your application, whether it is approved, pending, or has been declined for a reason.

Check SASSA Child Support Grant Status

Child Support Grant is one of SASSA Children’s Grants in South Africa, designed to assist financially needy family children through legal parents, guardians, or the primary caregiver with monthly payments. If your child is among the millions of needy children, you can check your grant status by following the steps below.

1. To check Sassa Status go to https://srdstatus.co.za/
2. Enter the South African ID Number of the child’s parent, guardian, or caregiver.
3. Provide the cell phone number linked to your child support grant application ID.
4. Click ‘Submit’ to check SASSA child support grant status.

SASSA Child Support Grant Payment Dates March 2025

After checking your SASSA Child Support Grant status, you can proceed to find the latest SASSA payment dates and proceed with information about payment months, below.

SASSA child support grant payday is Thursday, 6 March 2025.

Payment Not received for SASSA Child Grant

If you haven’t received your SASSA Child Grant payment this month, please call your bank’s customer service to investigate the reason for the non-payment, whether it’s due to a system problem or another issue. Understand why you have not received your SASSA payment. If the reason is incorrect or no payment method is selected, you can change SASSA bank details to enable the collection of your child’s grant payments.

SASSA Child Care Application Pending

The pending status for your child grant can last up to 14 days (two weeks) from the application date. If you receive a notification message for pending bank details, contact information, or any other pending details, promptly update SASSA application for the Child Support Grant.

If you receive a notification message regarding pending bank details, or contact information, please promptly request SASSA change phone number to ensure you can receive your grant updates and notifications from SASSA on your cell phone. This ensures you have access to your SASSA status and will enable you to receive approved grant SMS messages that will allow you to collect your SASSA money through the selected payment options.

Child Support Grant Status Declined

If SASSA declined your child grant for the current month, you should consider appealing the decision if you believe it was incorrect, and you qualify for a Child Support grant. You can follow these steps to appeal SASSA for a declined Child Support Grant.

1. Go to the SASSA appeal website at srd.dsd.gov.za.
2. Provide your ID number and the cellphone number registered with your application.
3. You will receive a PIN code that you need to fill up.
4. Select the month for which you want to appeal SASSA for the declined grant.
5. Provide the reason for appealing to SASSA decision.
6. Click the “Submit” button to send your appeal. and wait for the approval.

During the waiting period of 90 days, as defined by the SASSA national agency, if you receive a notification regarding SASSA reapplication, please follow the instructions provided to have your grant application reinstated.

SASSA Child Grant Approval Time and Requirements

It can be as long as around three months (90 days) maximum for the SASSA child grant application to be processed and approved. Throughout this duration, the application will undergo an assessment to verify the fulfillment of all stipulated prerequisites.

Once the SASSA review process is completed, you will receive a confirmation SMS on the provided cell phone number for approval, and you will start receiving monthly payments from the date you have applied.