Tuesday, August 27, 2024
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in Mpumalanga is currently checking out the Fernie two Community Hall in Mpuluzi to render solutions to the community.
SASSA will likely be rendering solutions such as new social grant applications, change of payment method, consumer treatment enquiries, together with the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) COVID-19 grant enquiries.
In a statement, the agency mentioned it truly is alarmed regarding the substantial range of people depending on social grants for survival.
“The purpose from the Integrated Registration Outreach Programme [ICROP] is to reach-out into a large quantity of clients/beneficiaries to access SASSA services.
“This can be as a result of lack of infrastructure at Fernie and there is no totally functional office dedicated to service the area on a daily basis. The services point made for intervention encounters a high inflow of prospective beneficiaries, that makes it tricky to the office to attend to all people who visit a service point.
“In this reach-out programme, SASSA will mobilise additional assets to enable the servicing of all shoppers click here and boost usage of Social Assistance companies,” the agency said.
For more information, community members can call toll free during working days/hours on 0800 60 10 11 and WhatsApp on 082 046 8553. - SAnews.gov.za