The Post Office is introducing a system to reduce waiting time for beneficiaries who collect their R350 social relief of distress grant in the Free State, Northwest Province, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
The system will also make it easier for beneficiaries to comply with social distancing requirements.
Each day of the week is reserved for different beneficiaries depending on the last three digits of their ID numbers.
Day - Last three letters of your ID
Mon - 083 & 088
Tue - 084 & 089
Wed - 080 & 089
Thur - 081 & 086
Fri - 082 & 087
The first week of the month is reserved for paying grants to the elderly, disabled and for child grants.
The Post Office has introduced separate queues at its branches, also to reduce waiting time and to ensure social distancing. One queue is reserved for beneficiaries of the R350 grant while the other queue is for all other transactions.
There will be queue walkers who will check ID numbers to ensure that the system is implemented.
For more information, clients are encouraged to call SASSA on 0800 60 10 11 from 08:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday.
Alternatively, they can visit the SASSA website on www.sassa.gov.za.
Media enquiries:
Johan Kruger
Cell: 082 337 3116
