SASSA Will Take Solutions to Fernie Community

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in Mpumalanga is currently visiting the Fernie 2 Community Hall in Mpuluzi to render solutions for the community.

SASSA will likely be rendering solutions such as new social grant applications, change of payment method, consumer care enquiries, together with the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) COVID-19 grant enquiries.

In a press release, the agency claimed it's alarmed concerning the superior amount of people relying on social grants for survival.
“The intention from the Integrated Registration Outreach Programme [ICROP] is to reach-out to your large range of clients/beneficiaries to access SASSA services.

“This is due to lack of infrastructure at Fernie and there is no entirely functional office dedicated to service the area on a regular basis. The assistance read more issue developed for intervention ordeals a higher influx of opportunity beneficiaries, which makes it hard with the office to attend to all people who pay here a visit to a service point.

“In this reach-out programme, SASSA will mobilise additional means to allow the servicing of all shoppers and enhance entry to Social Assistance companies,” the agency said.

For more information, community members can call toll free status sassa during working days/hours on 0800 60 10 11 and WhatsApp on 082 046 8553. - SAnews.gov.za