THE South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has announced that approved applicants of the special Covid-19 SRD grant, whose funds were to be forfeited on 31 August this year, can still collect their unclaimed funds at the Post Office.
In a statement released on Tuesday, 19 October, Sassa CEO Busisiwe Memela-Khambula said Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu made this important development possible, and the affected beneficiaries have until 30 November this year to collect their unclaimed funds.
“Payments not withdrawn by any beneficiary by end of November 2021 will be forfeited to the state to fund other government priorities.
“It’s an early Christmas for the first cycle’s approved beneficiaries, who could not claim their benefits at the Post Office,” Memela-Khambula said.
She said they acknowledged how the special grant goes a long way in assisting the most vulnerable in society.
“Therefore, we urge approved clients who have unclaimed funds from the previous cycle to collect them as soon as possible,” said Memela-Khambula.
