Check the SASSA Application Status with WhatsApp

If you rely on the SASSA grant to make ends meet and pay your family’s bills, it may comfort you to know that you can use WhatsApp to check sassa status of your SASSA application and payments. The messaging app can be used remotely and at your convenience.

South Africa’s government is all about making life easier for people. So, if you want to learn how to check your SASSA’s application and payment status through WhatsApp, continue reading.

Government Simplifies SASSA Status Checks with WhatsApp

The South African government is all about making life for its citizens, refugees, residents, and asylum seekers more convenient. That’s the reason why it’s giving SASSA grant recipients the option to check the status of their SASSA applications through the popular messaging app WhatsApp. That choice is helping to put the minds of many financially challenged South Africans at ease.

How Do You Check Your SASSA Application Status Through WhatsApp?

• Launch the WhatsApp app on your smartphone.
• Save the number 082 046 8553 on your phone
• Wait for the app to save the number. Then be patient and wait for the contact to show up on your smartphone along with the option to message the department through WhatsApp.
• Put “SASSA” in the first line
• You’ll immediately see a prompt telling you to reply to the ‘SRD R370 Application.’
• Now, input your South African ID number and phone number.

You’ll receive a message indicating the status of your SASSA application and payment after a few seconds.