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SASSA and SRD
Applications, status, appeals, payments and safe account changesSASSA status check
Use the correct official status page, understand published status wording and avoid giving personal information to an unofficial checker.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →SRD applicationHow to apply for the SASSA SRD R370 grant
Start on the official SRD portal, understand the released screening conditions and keep control of your personal information.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →SASSA appealSASSA appeal
Separate a standard social-grant appeal from an SRD appeal, read the exact decision reason and use the official review channel.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →SASSA grant amountsHow much is old age grant?
See the dated amounts used by the current screening rules, with direct links to each programme and its official source.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →SASSA payment datesSASSA payment dates
Use the confirmed annual schedule for older persons, disability and children’s grants, and separate those dates from SRD payment processing.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →SRD detailsHow to update SASSA SRD R370 banking details
Use the official SRD portal, expect identity verification and never hand an OTP or banking details to an unofficial helper.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →Child Support Grant changesHow to cancel SASSA child grant?
Tell SASSA when a child leaves your care, use the prescribed Child Support Grant affidavit and keep a record of the official change request.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →SASSA card balanceHow to check balance on SASSA card?
Use the active card’s bank or ATM balance route, understand the 2026 Postbank black-card migration and avoid fake balance-check websites.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →Report grant fraudHow to report suspected SASSA grant fraud
Use SASSA’s official fraud-reporting channels, record the facts you actually know and protect identity, banking and login information while the report is assessed.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →Basic income supportWhen will the basic income grant start?
Separate the proposed permanent Basic Income Support policy from the current SRD grant and avoid fake application dates.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →UIF
Claims, employer records, payment questions and complianceHow to apply for UIF?
Use the current UIF Online employee-claims platform, prepare the right evidence and avoid legacy uFiling instructions.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →UIF status checkHow to check UIF status?
Track an employee claim on the current UIF Online platform and understand when older uFiling status wording may appear.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →UIF and SASSACan you receive UIF and a SASSA grant at the same time?
Check the UIF work-event requirements and the separate SASSA grant rules instead of assuming that one payment automatically allows or blocks the other.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →UIF appealHow to dispute or appeal a UIF decision
Separate a missing-document problem from a formal refusal, obtain the reason and use the current UIF or Labour Centre route with the official UI-12 appeal form where required.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →Domestic worker UIFHow do I register my domestic worker for UIF?
Register the employer and worker through the official UIF employer service, submit declarations and pay the two UIF contribution shares.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →UIF paymentsHow long can UIF payments last?
Understand why UIF has no single payment calendar, how contribution credits affect a claim and where to track a current payment.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →UIF calculatorHow to calculate UIF?
Estimate the employee and employer monthly UIF contributions using the current SARS-published contribution ceiling.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →UIF formsUI19 form
Understand the employer declaration, use the current official form and keep an employee benefit claim separate from employer declarations.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →UIF employer complianceUIF compliance certificate
Use the official e-Compliance system, understand the UIF reference requirement and fix declarations or contributions before trying again.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →NSFAS
Applications, accounts, appeals, institutions and funding coverageHow to apply for NSFAS?
Use myNSFAS, check the current application window and prepare the supporting documents named by NSFAS.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →myNSFAS accountNSFAS login
Open the official account, recover access safely, read the application state and use the correct NSFAS contact route.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →NSFAS contact helpOfficial NSFAS contact details and office help
Use NSFAS’s central contact channels, understand which physical address is actually published and ask the institution directly about campus-managed funding records.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →NSFAS coverageHow much does NSFAS pay per month?
Separate the national entry requirements from institution, qualification and allowance decisions shown in the individual funding record.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →NSFAS appealHow to appeal for NSFAS?
Read the recorded reason, use the appeal option inside myNSFAS and submit evidence that answers that specific reason.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →False NSFAS claimNSFAS R630000 payment claim
NSFAS says the circulating image was manipulated, appeared AI-generated and did not represent a real payment or system breach.
Evidence checked 2026-08-30Get help →NSFAS and Gauteng collegesPublic colleges in gauteng funded by NSFAS
Check Gauteng’s public TVET colleges against the current NSFAS institution list and confirm that the selected programme is funded.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →Municipal and other support
Official offices, free basic electricity and youth business fundingFind a SASSA office or Labour Centre in Cape Town
Use the current official directories, verify the city and service before travelling, and avoid phone numbers copied from unofficial listings.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →Municipal free basic servicesHow to register for free basic electricity online?
Find the municipality’s indigent-support route, prepare the correct household and meter evidence and avoid a fake national application form.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →Help with municipal billsWhat municipal indigent support and rates rebates can cover
Understand what indigent registration, free basic services and pensioner rates rebates may cover, then find the current policy and form for the property’s municipality.
Evidence checked 2026-09-03Get help →NYDA business fundingNYDA grant funding
Use the official NYDA portal, check the youth-business criteria and prepare for training, a business pitch and due diligence.
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