SRD grant

How to Reapply for the SASSA SRD R370 Grant (2026)

If your SRD application has expired or shows "Reapplication Pending", you must reapply to keep receiving the monthly R370. This guide covers when reapplication is required, how to do it on the official portal, what you need, and how to check your new status.

When you need to reapply

Reapplication is required if your SRD grant period has ended (typically every 12 months or after a policy review), your status shows "Reapplication Pending", you were previously declined and now meet the income and eligibility requirements, or your personal or banking details changed and SASSA asks you to re-confirm them.

Check eligibility before reapplying

Before you reapply, confirm you still meet the basic criteria: you are a South African citizen, permanent resident, or refugee; you are between 18 and 60 years old; you are not receiving other government income support such as UIF or NSFAS; and you have no regular income above the SASSA threshold. Confirming these first saves you from a predictable decline.

How to reapply on the official portal

All reapplication is done on the government portal — this site never collects your details. On the official reapplication page:

1. Enter your South African ID number and the mobile number you used previously.
2. Request a one-time PIN (OTP) by SMS and enter it to verify your number.
3. Review your personal details, address, and banking information.
4. Confirm that you still meet the SRD eligibility criteria.
5. Submit and wait for the confirmation message.

After submitting your reapplication

Wait for an SMS confirming that your reapplication was received. You can usually check progress on the status page after three to five working days. The status will move from Pending to Approved or Declined. If it is declined, visit the Appeal page and submit your ITSAA appeal for that month.

Fixing "Reapplication Pending" or "Failed"

"Reapplication Pending" for too long

This means SASSA has not finalised your reapplication. Recheck that you completed all OTP and verification steps correctly. If it persists for more than a week, re-submit the form or call the official SASSA helpline on 0800 60 10 11.

"Reapplication Failed"

Your details did not match the Home Affairs or banking systems. Visit the Identity Verification or Banking Details page to fix the mismatch and resubmit.

Wrong mobile number

Update your number first on the Change Phone page, then reapply using your verified new number.

FAQs

Why reapplication exists at all

The SRD grant was designed as temporary relief, so eligibility is reviewed on a rolling basis rather than granted once and forgotten. Periodically — usually at the end of a defined grant period or after a policy change — the system asks existing beneficiaries to reconfirm that they still qualify. This reconfirmation is what most people mean by "reapplication." It is not a fresh application from scratch; it is a check that your circumstances (income, other grants, contact details) are still what they were. Treating it as a quick confirmation rather than a brand-new application helps you avoid creating duplicate records, which is one of the most common causes of delays.

What changes and what stays the same

When you reconfirm, your place in the system is preserved — you keep the same application, the same history, and ideally the same ID and phone number. What the system rechecks is whether you still meet the income threshold and are not receiving conflicting support such as UIF or NSFAS funding. If nothing about your situation has changed, reconfirmation is usually fast. If something has changed — you started earning, or a previously reported income source ended — that is exactly what the reconfirmation is meant to capture, and being honest here avoids problems in later monthly checks.