How To Claim SASSA Funeral Benefits?

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How To Claim SASSA Funeral Benefits

The South African Social Security Agency provides financial assistance to eligible citizens of South Africa so they can meet their basic needs of living. The organization makes sure to take care of the financial need of their eligible candidates even when they die. SASSA has its funeral policy for this purpose.

In this funeral policy, SASSA gives funeral benefits to the legal representatives or next of kin of a deceased person. This guide tells you how to claim SASSA funeral benefits if you’re deserving. Let us look at the details of the SASSA funeral policy and how you can claim the funeral benefits.

How To Claim SASSA Funeral Benefits?

This guide tells you about SASSA funeral benefits and a step-by-step procedure on how you can claim the funeral benefits.

What Are SASSA Funeral Benefits, And Who Qualifies For The Benefits?

SASSA funeral benefits are basically financial assistance for those grant holders who have died and have not withdrawn their grant payment. It is given to the family of the grant holder, mainly the legal representative of a deceased person.

To get the funeral benefits, you have to provide proof that the deceased person was eligible for getting the grant and that he was receiving the grant before his death. You also have to provide proof to the officials that you are the next of kin or legal representative of that person.

Moreover, you have to provide them with proof in the form of receipt of the expense you have done at the funeral or the death ceremony of the person. The amount of R9000 is given under SASSA funeral benefits to the qualifiers. Furthermore, the qualifiers will also receive an additional payment of R2500 as a death award.

It is a one-time payment in order to cover the instant funeral costs. The funeral cost includes transportation of the dead body, arrangements, and other relevant funeral expenses.

Step-By-Step Procedure To Claim SASSA Funeral Benefits

If you are looking for the procedure to claim SASSA funeral benefits, read the following step-by-step guide. The first and foremost important thing that you must have to make sure of is that you are the legal representative or next of kin of the deceased person. What you have to do is to,

How To Claim SASSA Funeral Benefits
  • Write down a formal report that contains the details about the death of the grant holder and the description of the expense you have made at his funeral.
  • Then you must have to attach the necessary documents with the report you have written in order to complete the report before submitting it.

The “DOCUMENTS” that you have to submit with the report include,

  • Your ID documents (that prove you as South African Citizen).
  • Proof that you are the legal representative or next of kin of the deceased person.
  • Proof that that deceased person was the grant holder before dying.
  • Death certificate of the grant holder.
  • The receipt or the invoice of the expense you have made on the funeral.
  • Make sure to collect all of these details and attach them to your report before submitting it.
  • Now submit the report.
  • After submitting the report to the officials, wait until you receive a response from SASSA.

One thing that you have to keep in mind is that the process is lengthy but is worth spending time on because SASSA will cover all the expenses you have done at the funeral of their beneficiary.

FAQ’s

If you have any queries or questions about SASSA’s funeral policy, you can simply contact them by calling their toll-free number, 0800 601 011. You can also email them or can visit the official SASSA offices to get the solutions to your problems.

Most of the applications for funeral benefits are checked within 24 hours to 72 hours. But we cannot say that it is the time limit. This is because the time and the inquiry process on every application varies from one case to another.

You can claim SASSA funeral benefits by writing a report and attaching the necessary documents with the report. You have to provide proof from the grant holder that he has died and have to provide SASSA with the proof that you are his next of kin or legal representative. Moreover, you have to attach the receipt of the expense you have made so SASSA can cover the funeral expense of their beneficiary.

Final Thoughts

This above-mentioned article tells you about the details of SASSA’s funeral policy and how you can claim funeral benefits. If you are the legal representative of the SASSA grant holder who has recently died and you have made expenses for his funeral, you can claim the funeral benefits from SASSA.

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