Post Office Will No Longer Pay Out R350 SRD Grants

The South African Post Office has announced that they will no longer disburse the SRD Grant and advice SRD Grant beneficiaries to use alternative payment methods. They made this announcement on their recent press statement.

SAPO said that the application app now includes an option where beneficiaries can receive their grant from any Pick n Pay, Boxer, Shoprite, Checkers or USave merchant. “The SA Post Office strongly advises beneficiaries to include this option: Post Office branches will no longer pay out SRD grants.”

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How to select other payment options?

SA Post Office said “If you have already reapplied for your SRD grant, you can still select the option to collect your grant from any Pick n Pay, Boxer, Shoprite, Checkers or USave.”

How do you do that?

Log on to srd.sassa.gov.za and respond to the security SMS you receive on your phone. You can then include merchants in your application and submit the updated application.

Own cellphone number

Beneficiaries must have their own cell number to withdraw their grant at supermarkets. If you do not have your own number, it is best get your own SIM card and use that number to apply for your grant.

You can also change your cell number on the Sassa SRD website.

Other Sassa Social Grants

SASSA beneficiaries who receive old age, disability or child grants can still collect their grants from any Post Office branch.

Other SRD Grant Collection Points

You may collect your R350 grant at the following retailers:

Pick n Pay Retailers

You can collect your R350 grant at Pick n Pay retailers across the country.

Boxer Superstores

You can collect your R350 grant at Boxer Superstores across the country.

Shoprite, Checkers, USave and selected OK Foods are some of the retailers you can collect your R350 grant.

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