Check Emergency Social Relief of Distress

1. 1

   Use the official route

   Contact SASSA to confirm the application route and documents before making a trip.

   Official emergency-relief guidance ↗

   Opens the official website. Its language and sign-in process may be different.

   What to ask

   I would like help applying for Emergency Social Relief of Distress. Please confirm whether I can apply, which documents I need, and what I can use if a document is missing. Please tell me the next step and any deadline.

   Copy these words

   What to ask: I would like help applying for Emergency Social Relief of Distress. Please confirm whether I can apply, which documents I need, and what I can use if a document is missing. Please tell me the next step and any deadline.

2. 2

   Get your documents ready

   Tick what you have. The office or official portal will confirm exactly what it needs for your case.

   0 of 2 marked ready

   Identity document and children’s birth certificates, or the official alternatives listed by SASSAThe official page describes affidavits and alternative records when an identity document or birth certificate is unavailable.Evidence of the emergency, lack of support, grant application, maintenance effort or short-term medical condition that appliesOnly take the evidence relevant to the actual situation. SASSA decides whether it is enough.

   I cannot get one of these documents

   You can still ask for help. Tell the official which document you cannot get and ask what other evidence they accept. Do not pay an unofficial person for a replacement.

   Documents stay with you. Send them only through the official process.

3. 3

   Keep proof and follow up

   After applying, keep the receipt or reference, the date, and a copy of what you submitted somewhere private. Ask how to check progress. If declined, get the written reason and the appeal deadline.

   Help with a status message

Only checklist ticks and the programme are saved. Your answers and documents are not saved with the checklist. On a shared device, remove the saved item when finished.

Programme guide: https://subsidies.co.za/programmes/sassa-emergency-relief