Sandy Godlwana, senior manager of communications and marketing at Sassa, said those who have already received this grant are in the system and do not need to re-apply.
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SASSA rubbishes claims they re distributing free school uniforms Updated
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Messages circulated on Twitter and WhatsApp, saying that the SA Social Security Agency in KZN is handing out uniforms to child grant beneficiaries.
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However, SASSA has dismissed claims that it s distributing free school uniforms.
The Agency s Sandy Godlwana says 30% of the Social Relief of Distress budget is being used to procure school uniforms for schools identified by district municipalities. We then get lists from principals of learners who then request for Sassa to procure the uniform and a tender is advertised for cooperatives to submit the quotations.
Sassa to reinstate some lapsed temporary social grants Sassa says plans are in place to reinstate some of the temporary social grants that had lapsed. Image: South African Government via Twitter
Some of the lapsed temporary disability grants will be reinstated soon, and beneficiaries will be able to get their grants from February.
They will also not have to reapply for the grants.
Sassa spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal, Sandy Godlwana, told TimesLIVE the reinstatement will be made for certain categories of people, and that they would not need to reapply. Though she was speaking for KZN, she said this applied across SA.
Residents stand for hours in queues, putting their lives at risk for R350
By Mercury Reporter
By Thulasizwe Nkomo
Long queues of people have been queuing at South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices and paypoints across the country.
Apart from beneficiaries queuing for grant payments including the R350 social relief of distress grant, long queues were due to people waiting to apply for temporary disability grants. The grants lapsed on December 31 and Sassa urged applicants to visit their offices to reapply for the grants with a medical assessment.
Many Sassa offices, particularly in the Western Cape, have had long queues and reports of recipients sleeping outside.