However, according to the national postal service, this is only open to grant recipients who have received an SMS from the
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The national postal service has since welcomed the move and said it will relieve pressure on its Post Offices.
According to SAPO,
"This process is run entirely by
SAPO said during the previous payment period of SRD grants, about five million South Africans received the grant each month.
Here is a step-by-step process to collect the SRD grant from
The grant applicant will receive an SMS from SASSA confirming their successful application.
A grant beneficiary will receive an SMS message from SASSA confirming the collection point and advising on the day of collection.
The beneficiary must take their ID and physical cellphone along to the store when collecting their grant.
Enter ID number and the registered SASSA cellphone number at the till point to confirm the funds are available for collection.
Beneficiary immediately receives a USSD message to which they must approve on their cell phone before the cash is handed over.
Beneficiaries will never be asked to enter personal information on their cell phones or to click on a link.
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