Anatomy of a Successful SASSA Application
it doesn’t matter for what SASSA grant you are applying for, the process for applying any SASSA grant isn’t rocket science or you need extra intelligence to get your grant successfully approved, you just need careful attention to the requirements of each grant before you apply for that.
The SASSA online application process for each grant is almost the same, all grants are just different in their requirements which you’ve to fulfill before applying. The common criteria to be fulfilled for each grant is income criteria for SASSA which should be below the line that SASSA officially has announced for successful grant approval.
Anatomy of a Good Application
The very basic and must thing in any application for a grant are professionalism and transparency, if these two things are met you’ll end in a successful approval of the grant, but remember there are many other things that should be fulfilled, following the other thing that you should be keeping in mind while filling your application.
- Complete Detail: when you’re filling out your application keep in mind there shouldn’t be a single field left empty, you have to fill all the detail boxes in order to get your application done professionally, and a single field left empty can make your application look unprofessional and increase the chances of rejection. You can update grant application if you’ve mistakenly left the field empty.
- Don’t Select Appeal: if you’re a new SASSA applicant and applying for a grant through the portal, don’t select SASSA appeal section in the portal, in this case, you’re not appealing to SASSA instead of applying for a grant as a new applicant.
- Show Transparency: when you’re applying for a grant, don’t try to hide anything related to your income or financial status, because your application goes through SASSA means test before they give you approval for grants.
- Typo Mistakes: while typing or entering your details stay conscious about the numerics like ID card number and phone number you provide, also stay aware when you’re entering your full names, a single type mistake including numerical or spellings can cause problems in your application process ultimately rejection.
- Must Provide Complete Requirements: carefully read the set of requirements for the specific grant you’re applying for and make sure you provide each and every requirement with the application, a single unsubmitted requirement can cause rejection of your application.
- Be Specific: be specific and sure about the grant you’re applying for, study thoroughly the SASSA grant you’re interested in and always be specific to the requirements of that grant, you can’t get two different grants money at the same, for example, if you’re interested in Child Grant, you must be fulfilling all the criteria of that grant. If this is the case, you can update your application immediately using the SASSA application updating facility.
- Formatting: if you’re not applying online. Then your application must be professionally formatted, you can also get a ready-made formatted application form that you only have to fill on your own, avoid cuttings and erasing in your application, and do care about the format and complete details from top to button after carefully reading the headings and requirements.
Final Thoughts
If your application is formatted in an appealing manner with complete requirements and transparency, you’ll more likely face rejections for your application and there are higher chances you get your grant approved in the first go. If you’re applying offline or physically you can seek help from the information desk at the SASSA office.
For More Information:
Email: grantsenquiries@sassa.gov.za
Call: 0800601011
