SASSA

Claim SASSA Funeral Benefits

If a SASSA beneficiary passes away without collecting their grant for the current month, their family members or legal representatives are eligible to claim unclaimed grant payment and any other unclaimed funds in the beneficiary’s SASSA card balance. These funds can be used to cover funeral expenses like you claim SASSA funeral benefits. However, if the recipient collected their grant before passing, no claim can be made.

Who Can Claim SASSA Funeral Benefits

Only the deceased’s legal representative or family members can claim the unclaimed grant payment for SRD R350 grant and any other social grant. The claim must be made for the month in which the beneficiary passed away and did not collect their approved grant SASSA payment. This allows you to withdraw all unclaimed funds remaining in the deceased beneficiary’s SASSA card.

How to Claim SASSA Unclaimed Benefits

  1. Visit Your Nearest SASSA Office. Some SASSA offices open on weekends.
  2. Bring the Required Documents to claim the unclaimed grant payments.
    • ID card of the deceased SASSA member.
    • Death certificate of the deceased beneficiary.
    • Your ID card (if you are the one claiming the benefit).
    • Proof of relationship (e.g., a marriage certificate for a spouse or a birth certificate for relatives).
  3. Submit documents to the SASSA representative.
  4. Inform the SASSA official that you are there to claim unclaimed funds for funeral benefits and present the funeral expenses invoice or receipt.
  5. The SASSA representative will verify the documents and initiate the processing.

Processing Time for Claiming SASSA Unclaimed Benefits

SASSA typically takes 3 to 5 days to verify and process unclaimed grant payments. If you do not receive an update within 3 to 5 days, contact SASSA helpline at 0800 60 10 11 for further inquiry.

  • Important Note: SASSA does not officially provide funeral benefits for deceased beneficiaries. Other organizations, such as social services and municipalities, cover funeral benefits to kinship in South Africa. SASSA is dedicated to providing extended social grants to over 27 million needy citizens, asylum seekers, and permanent residents every month.

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  1. My mother was a Sassa pensioner. She passed away on the 23rd of Dec, can I apply Sassa funeral benefit to cover some of her funeral costs

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