Check SASSA Disability Grant Status

To check your SASSA Disability Grant Status, you’ll need your ID and mobile number. The online status check helps you confirm your grant approval with payment dates. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provides financial support to South African residents unfit for employment due to physical or mental disabilities lasting at least six months through the Disability Grant every month.

Check SASSA Disability Grant Status

If you are a Temporary or Permanent Disability Grant beneficiary, you can follow the steps below to check your SASSA Disability Grant status online.

1. To check your SASSA status for Disability Grant visit https://srdstatus.co.za/
2. Enter your South African ID and the registered cell phone number linked to your Disability Grant Application.
3. Click on the Status Check button to send your request to the SRD database for processing.
4. You will see your Disability Grant status with details for approved month payment dates, including your Application ID.

SASSA Payment Dates for Disability Grant October

After checking your grant status, the next step is to confirm your payday, which is possible through the latest SASSA payment dates schedule. This schedule provides payment dates for each month throughout the entire year of 2024, specifically dedicated to SASSA Disability Grant recipients. It helps you get prepare to receive approved monthly grant through selected payment methods, such as bank payments, Pick n Pay points, and cash sent to specific caregiver institutes.

SASSA Disability Payment Not Received

If you haven’t received your disability grant payment for this month, contact your bank service to check on delay transection issues and consult for the following month deposits, whether it’s a system problem or another issue which caused SASSA payment not received in your account. You payment method should be selected as your personal bank, which you can confirm it by visting the change SASSA banking details for your disability grant.

SASSA Disability Grant Status Pending

If you find your SASSA Caregiver Grant Status as Pending, it indicates that your application lacks the required documents. You need to update SASSA application by providing all necessary proofs, such as your medical report for disability, details of income and assets, bank account details to receive payments and contact information to receive your approval SMS to collect your monthly payment. The pending status for SASSA’s Disability Grant typically lasts for up to 14 days (two weeks) from the application date. If you receive a pending SASSA reapplication, please proceed accordingly to get your grant reinstated.

Disability Grant Status Declined

Most of the time, SASSA’s Disability grant status declined, because of technical errors that can be adressed by contacting the helpline. If you have found out that SASSA declined your disability grant, you have a right to submit your appeal to the Department of Social Development for reconsideration. You can only appeal against the decision if you have been qualified for a Disability grant. This is how you can Appeal for SASSA Disability Grant.

1. Visit the SASSA appeal for Disability Grant page at https://srdstatus.co.za/
2. Provide your ID number and the cellphone number registered with your application.
3. You can also enter your 13-digit, bar-coded identity document (ID) for verification.
4. Insert the PIN code you will receive on your cellphone number linked with your application.
5. Select the month for which you want to appeal SASSA for the declined grant.
6. Provide the reason for appealing to SASSA’s decline decision.
7. Click the “Submit” button to send your appeal. and wait for the approval message.

After submitting your application, you can wait for 90 days to receive SMS for your appeal approval. During this period, you can monitor SASSA Appeal Status online. When your disability grant is reconsidered and approved, you will receive a written letter from the Social Security office or a text message on your registered phone number.

Difference Between Disability and Care Dependency Grants

There is a conflict when choosing between SASSA Care Dependency and Disability Care Grant. The Care Dependency Grant is meant for children under 18 who require permanent care due to a mental or physical disability. In comparison, the SASSA Disability Grant can be Temporary or Permanent to supports individuals who are 18 years or older and require assistance for more than 12 months due to severe health problem. So, if you have applied for both the Disability and Care Dependency grants, SASSA system will automatically flag this as a violation of the rules.

• Important: If you don’t have an ID, you must provide an affidavit with your disability grant application and make sure your assets are worth less than R1 227 600 if you are single or R2 455 200 if you are married, in addition to that, your monthly income not exceed the R86 280 if you are single or R172 560 if married.