How to Submit SASSA Appeal Application for SRD Grant Online?

Living with unemployment and poverty is a painful experience. And SRD grant is a relief for this pain as you will get R350 every month from SASSA. But when you get a rejection from this grant then it becomes more painful. However, there is still hope for you. The good news is that you have the option to submit an appeal application if your SASSA SRD R350 grant is disapproved.

But how to submit SASSA appeal application for SRD grant online? Well, leave it up to us. We will educate you in this post about how you can submit an appeal for the Social Relief of Distress grant online. So stay stuck with this post and get your second chance today.

Note: You can only appeal for the SASSA rejection decision if you are eligible for the SRD grant.

How to Submit SASSA Appeal Application for SRD Grant Online?

The procedure is similar to applying for the SRD grant and the only difference is the URL of the website. If you already have applied for the SRD R350 grant then this process is quite similar to that one. Let’s start it:

1. Open your web browser and use a stable internet connection to visit this URL https://srd.sassa.gov.za/appeals/appeal.
2. Now on this website or service portal, you will see “Lodge an Appeal or Check an Appeal Status” and below that you need to enter:
   1. South African ID number
   2. Phone number
3. Now you need to click on “Send PIN” to get an SASSA OTP.
4. Enter the OTP code again inside the blank box on the service portal.
5. If your OTP is correct, you will receive a message that your SRD appeal has been submitted successfully.

From here, you just need to wait and keep checking your SRD appeal status online. It is mandatory because you need to know whether your SRD appeal status is approved or declined again so you can make decisions accordingly.

How to Check SASSA SRD Appeal Status?

Once you have applied for a SASSA appeal for R350, the next big step is to keep checking your SASSA appeal status. For this purpose, you need to follow these steps:

1. Go to our website’s homepage or click on the SASSA status check link.
2. Now you will see a SASSA grant tracking tool where you need to enter your:
   1. ID number
   2. Phone number
3. Now click on the “Check status” button.
4. And voila, your appeal application status will be shown there.

How Will I Find if My SRD R350 Appeal is Approved Or Not?

You must be wondering now how will you know whether your SRD appeal is approved or not. Well, here is the answer.

When you check your SRD appeal status you will definitely know whether your appeal is approved or not. However, this process will take time and you will not get approval in one day. There is a complete process that SASSA will conduct on your appeal application so it will take a while to get your appeal approval.

You need to understand the appeal application process so you will better understand how this works.

How Does SRD Appeal Application Post Procedure Work?

After submitting your appeal, there is a post-procedure that SASSA performs and it will go from many steps. Let’s have a look at the complete process:

Step1: Submission of Appeal

Your appeal application will start right after your submission of the appeal. The officials of SASSA will start working on your application once they get it. The team of SASSA will check for your application details and then proceed to the next step.

Step 2: Verification of Details

In the second step, the team will start to verify your details. The team will use the database of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to verify your details. If your application details are the same as on the database of DHA, then your application will be sent to step three.

Step 3: Verification By Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals

Now your application is also verified by the Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals. They will check why your SRD grant was disapproved the first time. And they will further investigate the process to find out whether you genuinely deserve this grant or not.

Step 3: Approval of SRD Grant

Finally, after all the verifications and procedures, your application will be ready to be approved for the SRD grant. However, it will only be possible if you qualify for the eligibility criteria for the SRD grant. Otherwise, you will not get this grant.

When Will My Appeal Get Approval?

The approximate time for the approval of the SRD appeal is between two to three months (60-90 days). So you need to be calm and keep checking your appeal status online.

The time for the approval is a bit high but it is the requirement of SASSA as they have to verify each and every detail. Also, the Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals also conducts its investigation to help you out in getting the SRD grant.

All these procedures take time and there are millions of appeal applications that SASSA and the Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals have to deal with.

What Can I Do If My SRD R350 Appeal is also Rejected?

If your SRD appeal is also rejected then you have only one option left. You need to get help from the High Court. Also, you need to file a case in 6 months after the rejection.

Why Was My Appeal Declined?

There could be many reasons behind a disapproved appeal status. Some of them are mentioned below.

• Not Unemployed: If you have applied for the SRD grant and you are not unemployed then you will get a rejection in most cases.
• Age Issues: The SRD grant is only for a certain range of age citizens, This is valid for 18 to 60 years of age citizens.
• NSFAS Registered: SASSA has strictly mentioned that if you are already a beneficiary of NSFAS then you will not qualify for the SRD grant.