If Don’t Claim Your Grant Regularly!

Social grants play a key role in upscaling many deserving people’s lives. It gives a sigh of comfort to them, and needy’s are always looking for approval and confirmation of grants. Sometimes due to any negligence you don’t claim your grant, like being unaware or unacknowledged from the system, lack of access to the system, or there can be problems in systems as well.

If you don’t claim your grant once or twice, then you will be on a little safer side, but if you don’t claim your grant consecutively for three months, then your grant will be cancelled and you have to go through the entire process again from the start.

Understanding the Different Types of SASSA Grants

SASSA has introduced different types of social grants depending upon the circumstances from which an individual is going through. Every individual who has applied for a specific grant must need to know its requirements, terms and conditions in order to get approval and receive grants on time. Here are the famous SASSA social grants:

• Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant

This grant is given to those individuals who are facing financial issues due to some unforeseen happenings in their lives. This grant is given for a shorter period.

• Older Person’s Grant

Older persons over the age of sixty (60) will be eligible for this type of grant after passing the Means Test.

• Child Support Grant

A caregiver or guardian of the children below the age of eighteen (18) can avail this grant.

• Disability Grant

People who are disabled and don’t have a good source of income can get this grant. 

How to Claim SASSA Grant?

SASSA has made it very easy for every beneficiary to receive his grant. These are the best and most convenient methods of getting your grants:

• Through Bank 

The beneficiaries can link their bank accounts with SASSA and withdraw their grants once received. They will be notified via SMS once the grant is deposited in their bank account.

• Through SASSA Card

SASSA has launched a unique card for beneficiaries to withdraw grants anywhere and at any time on any ATM. Those who don’t have access to the banks can easily request for a card and withdraw their funds as soon as possible.

What is the Lapsing Period?

SASSA has set a deadline for every beneficiary to withdraw their amount within 90 days. If you don’t claim your grant within this period of time, SASSA suspends you, and if you are willing to avail the grant again, you should resubmit the application along with reasons for justification. If SASSA agrees with your justifications, then they will restore your grant, but you have to wait.

Possible Reasons for Why You Don’t Claim Your Grant

Following are some possible reasons that you don’t claim your grant:

• Lack of Awareness

Those who are applying for any grant must understand the whole procedure and how to check the status of their grant in order to remain up to date and withdraw their grant as soon as possible. 

•   Missing Notifications

Every SASSA beneficiary must enable notifications, so that they receive the official notifications related to payment dates, approval of their application. It happens to them who are beneficiaries of SRD grants, as for other types of grants the payment dates are usually the first week of the month.

• Physical Barriers at Grants Collection Points

Those recipients who collect grants from different collection points of SASSA may have come across such hurdles If someone is living in a backward or rural area far from the collection point, it becomes really tough for him to travel so long.  In other cases, there might not be transportation available towards the collection point or a high traveling cost.

In order to avoid such barriers and get payment on time, the applicants must choose either the bank account method or apply for a SASSA Card.

Consequences When You Don’t Claim Your Grant

Every SASSA beneficiary has to withdraw his grant within the specified time duration given by the SASSA, which is 90 days but if, due to any reason, you don’t claim your grant within the stipulated period, you may come across with these:

• Funds Remain in Recipients Accounts: If someone has not claimed his grant within 90 days, then the grant will remain available in his account.

• Risk of Cancellation of Grant: If someone is not claiming his grant, then SASSA pretends him as an inactive recipient and will cancel his grant.

• Reinstatement of Lapsed Grants: If due to any negligence your grant was canceled by the SASSA, after realizing your mistake if you are reapplying along with the justifications that why you don’t claim your grant regularly. It will take a considerable time to reinstate the grant.

Does SASSA Money Expire, If Not Withdrawn?

If someone has not withdrawn the whole amount of the grant, it does not expire; it remains in his account. When he needs it later on, he can withdraw according to his need. Everyone must feel safe that their money is in safe hands.

Tips for Managing SASSA Grants Wisely

It is obvious that every beneficiary wants to collect the grant on time, but for avoiding any difficulties, you must adopt the following:

• Plan Your Withdrawals: You must plan your withdrawals according to your needs in order to maximize the output. 
• Set the priorities: You must plan your grant according to your priorities like food, clothing, education, etc.
• Do Savings: When possible, you must save the grant in order to utilize it later on at a better moment or to invest somewhere.
• Avail Discount: In order to save money, you must find some discounts and buy things from there.

Conclusion:

Once you have applied for a SASSA social grant, you should remember the payment dates and stay updated with their system notifications in order to get grants on time before lapsing. If you don’t claim your grant within the stipulated period given by SASSA, which is 90 days, you may fall in danger of suspension.