Verified 10 November 2026
Apply on the official SASSA SRD website. You need a cellphone number of your own to receive an SMS PIN, your ID number with your names exactly as they appear on your ID, and your home address.
Open official SRD application ↗SRD R370
For people above 18 and below 60 with insufficient means. The grant is R370 a month and is funded until 31 March 2027.
You need:
Other social grants
Older Persons, Child Support, Disability, Foster Child and Care Dependency grants are not on the SRD website.
Online applications for these go through SASSA Services, where you sign in to a profile. SASSA offices also take applications in person.
Open SASSA Services ↗A new application does not fix a pending or declined month. If you have applied before, check your status, appeal a declined month, or see the options for an existing application.
On srd.sassa.gov.za, open the South African ID holders section and choose the option to apply, or go directly to srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/application.
Enter your cellphone number and select Send SMS. Type the six-digit PIN you receive and select Verify PIN. SASSA will use this number to contact you about the grant.
Read both documents and answer each Yes or No question, then select Submit. The consent allows SASSA to check your details with banks, SARS and other government institutions. The declaration is where you confirm that you meet the qualifying rules.
Enter your ID number, full name and surname, then select Verify Identity. Type them exactly as they appear in your green ID book or on your Smart ID Card.
Fill in your gender, citizenship (Citizen, Permanent Resident or Refugee), address, province, district, municipality and highest educational qualification (No Schooling, Primary School, Grade 10, Grade 12, Tertiary). Then select Submit.
The official form says: “Your application will only be confirmed if it matches your details on the Department of Home Affairs database.”
These are the conditions in the declaration on the official application form. You confirm all of them when you apply.
The application form does not show a rand amount. In October 2022 the Minister of Social Development said the means test threshold had been raised from R350 to R624 a month, and that it is applied by checking each applicant’s bank account every month. Treat R624 as the last limit government has stated, and check srd.sassa.gov.za for any newer figure.
The declaration requires that you are not receiving a stipend from NSFAS or other financial aid. If you are still waiting for a funding decision, see the NSFAS guide for where your application stands.
The steps on this page are for South African ID holders. Asylum seekers and special permit holders are named in the declaration as able to qualify, and use their own section on srd.sassa.gov.za instead of the ID-holder form.
The official SRD site has a separate option for each of these. None of them needs a second application.
There are separate options to change your cellphone number, your banking details and your name or surname. Each one confirms who you are first.
The site has a reconfirmation form for existing applicants. It asks for your ID number and the cellphone number on your application, then repeats the consent, identity and details steps. Use it if SASSA asks you to reconfirm.
If your status shows Canceled and you still qualify, use the Reinstate option. It asks for your ID number and the phone number used to apply, sends a PIN, and asks for a reason such as no longer having an income.
The cancel option asks for your ID number and the phone number used to apply, sends a PIN, then asks for the period to cancel from and a reason, such as receiving another SASSA grant or receiving UIF.
Declined for a month? That is an appeal, not a new application. How to appeal an SRD decision.
The SRD application has no username or password. To apply, it sends an SMS PIN to your cellphone number. To check a status or change details later, it asks for your ID number and that cellphone number. If a page asks you to create a password for an SRD application, you are not on the official form.
A profile with a sign-in is used on the separate SASSA Services portal, which is for other social grants. That is the login to use for an Older Persons, Child Support or Disability grant application.
Older Persons, Child Support, Disability, Foster Child and Care Dependency grants are handled on SASSA Services, not on the SRD website. Sign in to your profile there to apply or to see an application you have started. If the portal shows Documents Outstanding, upload exactly the documents SASSA asked for. If it shows Incomplete Application Saved, SASSA has not received the application until you finish it.
Open the official SASSA Services portal ↗Prefer to apply in person? Visit a SASSA office with your ID, or call SASSA toll-free on 0800 60 10 11.
These are problems the official form can report, and what to do next.
| Message or problem | What to do |
|---|---|
| OTP already sent. Please wait 15 minutes before retrying | Wait 15 minutes, then select Resend SMS. Use the PIN from the newest SMS. |
| This mobile number is already registered to another beneficiary. Please use a different number | Apply with a cellphone number of your own that is not linked to anyone else’s SRD application. |
| Please enter valid mobile number | Type your 10-digit South African cellphone number with no spaces. |
| invalid pin | Type the six-digit PIN exactly as it appears in the SMS. If it still fails, wait 15 minutes and request a new one. |
| invalid name or surname | Type your names and surname exactly as they appear in your green ID book or on your Smart ID Card. |
| Age not 18 to 59 | The reconfirmation form shows this at its identity step. The SRD grant is only for applicants above 18 and below 60. For other ages, see the other SASSA grants on this page. |
| Your details do not match Home Affairs | The official form says an application is only confirmed if it matches the Department of Home Affairs database. Correct your record at Home Affairs, then try again. |
| Status shows “Verify Identity” after you apply | SASSA needs an identity check to finalise the application. Use the button on the official status page and do the check yourself. |
Cannot use the online form at all? Call SASSA toll-free on 0800 60 10 11 or visit a SASSA office with your ID.
These open official SASSA websites in a new tab. The services are free; do not use a third-party form that asks to store your ID number.
Apply for SRD R370
srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/application ↗Check SRD status
srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/status ↗Change mobile number
srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/mobile-number-update ↗Update banking details
srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/banking-details-update ↗Appeal a declined month
srd.sassa.gov.za/appeals ↗Other grants: SASSA Services portal
services.sassa.gov.za ↗SASSA call centre, toll-free: 0800 60 10 11.
These guides cover what people usually need once an application is in.
See each month’s result with your ID number and the cellphone number you applied with.
What to do when your status shows “Bank details pending”, and the official rules for accounts.
SASSA contacts you on the number you applied with. Update it if it changes.
The official 2026/27 grant calendar and how SRD R370 pay days are shown.
The SRD R370 application form is on the official SASSA SRD website at srd.sassa.gov.za/sc19/application. It is free. Enter your ID number, cellphone number and SMS PIN only on srd.sassa.gov.za.
The official declaration says the applicant must live in South Africa, be above the age of 18 and below 60, and have insufficient means. The applicant must not receive an adult social grant for themselves, a UIF benefit, an NSFAS stipend or other financial aid, or live in a government funded institution. Citizens, permanent residents, registered refugees, certain special permit holders and asylum seekers with a valid section 22 permit or visa are covered.
A cellphone number of your own to receive an SMS PIN, your ID number with your names and surname exactly as they appear on your ID, your home address with province, district and municipality, and your highest educational qualification. Email, a second address line, city and ward number are not marked as required on the form.
The SRD application does not use a username or password. It sends an SMS PIN to your cellphone number, and later checks ask for your ID number and that cellphone number. A profile with a sign-in is used on the separate SASSA Services portal, which handles other grants such as Older Persons, Child Support and Disability.
If you already have an SRD application, a new application does not fix a pending or declined month. Check your status each month, appeal a declined month, and use the Reinstate option if your application was cancelled. The SRD site also has a reconfirmation form for existing applicants, which asks for your ID number and the cellphone number on your application; use it if SASSA asks you to reconfirm.
The official SRD site has separate options for changing your cellphone number, your banking details and your name or surname. You do not fill in the application form again. Each option confirms who you are before it changes anything.
The official declaration requires that the applicant is not receiving a stipend from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme or other financial aid. A student who receives one does not meet that condition.
The grant is R370 a month. It is funded until 31 March 2027. Government has said it plans to replace it with a longer-term grant, but no date has been announced.
Use Application Status on srd.sassa.gov.za with your ID number and the cellphone number you applied with. Results are shown month by month. If the status shows “Bank details pending”, add your payment details through the official banking details update.
The official SRD site has a cancel option. It asks for your ID number and the phone number used to submit the application, sends a PIN, then asks for the period to cancel from and a reason, such as receiving another SASSA grant or receiving UIF.
Those grants are not on the SRD website. Online applications go through the official SASSA Services portal at services.sassa.gov.za, where you sign in to a profile, and SASSA offices also take applications in person.
No. All Bursaries is an independent guide and does not collect SRD identity, banking or contact details. Apply only on the official srd.sassa.gov.za website.
Independent guide: All Bursaries is not SASSA or DSD and cannot submit or approve an application. The official SRD application form, including its consent and declaration, was checked on 10 November 2026. The SRD home page menu was last checked on 12 October 2026. Follow any newer instructions shown on srd.sassa.gov.za.
If someone in your home is heading to university or TVET, NSFAS and bursaries can cover their full tuition, accommodation and meals.