Difference Between Reconsideration and Appeal

Both Appeal and Reconsideration in terms of SASSA application possess the same objective which is to get approval for a grant application, but they are not the same.

The shortest difference between them is; that an SASSA Appeal is totally applicable to a rejected application, While a Reconsideration of an Application is considered when your application for a grant isn’t fully rejected and SASSA is asking to provide more evidence.

SASSA usually puts a rejection stamp on the application that doesn’t deserve to be approved or even reconsidered because of non-eligibility or fake evidence provided by the applicant.

In contrast to this, When 90-95% of the required things are complete just a minor criterion needs to be fulfilled which a beneficiary may not have provided due to low literacy about SASSA.

if you’re a new SASSA applicant who has applied for reconsideration or appeal for an application, you may use SASSA status check to see the details of your appeal or reconsideration request.

Differences Between Appeal and Reconsideration

Here are some major differences side-by-side you can read to clear your confusion about these two terms often used by SASSA.

appeal and reconsideration differences
ReconsiderationAppeal
It’s a kind of informal process in most organizations including SASSA as the organization informally contacts you through call or email to ask you to complete the missed document or requirement.It’s a formal process totally goes from standardized procedures and the organization may not contact you either using any way.
Need less time to be processed.Need more to be processed.
It may be a clear indication of a positive outcome, such as approval of the application.This always follows a rejection.
In reconsideration, you request to recheck the document that the human checker may have checked the wrong way or made a mistake.In this, you completely argue over a subject based on policy in a ethical and formal way.
The processing time is quick.Usually higher processing times.
It may have concerns with only a single department of the organization like the finance or accounts department of SASSA.It may have to pass through all departments of an organization including higher authorities.

Similarities

  • Both have a similar core purpose of getting approval for an application to get benefits.
  • Both are a type of argument to the organization for getting the main purpose done.
  • Both may have to pass through the interdepartmental of the organization.
  • Used to save time as a person doesn’t have to reapply from a new start for a grant application.
  • It needs to be improved to get positive outcomes.

Final Thoughts

Whether you choose reconsideration or appeal, always choose wisely, and don’t go for any of it with incomplete knowledge, research well yourself before actually taking any step forward.

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