Social Relief of Distress Programme | Western Cape Government

Social Relief of Distress Programme

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"Fraud Costs You Money. See it, Report it, Stop it!" Fraud and corruption in the social security system currently costs the government about R1, 5 billion each year. The Department of Social Development has launched an anti-corruption initiative to...
If you’re permanently unable to work, or if you’re temporarily unable to work for longer than 6 months due to a physical or mental disability, you’re eligible to apply for a ...
A foster child is a child who is removed from their parents and legally placed in the care of foster parents, in terms of the Child Care Act. If you have been appointed a foster...
  Citizens can contact the toll-free South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Helpline on 0800 601 011 for queries relating to: pay-out dates qualifying criteria for all government grants District Offices' address and contact numbers help in...
If you are unable to support your family's basic needs because of a crisis of a temporary nature, you can get a monthly payment for up to three months, called a social relief of distress award.   To qualify, you must not be getting money or any other...
If you 60 years or over and you served in the First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945) or the Korean War (1950-53), you may get a war veteran's grant. You must be a citizen of South Africa and living in South Africa at the time of...