No new disability grants being processed: Sassa

Another unsatisfactory day for many at the Sassa office in Pretoria. Some people, who waited hours to be helped, were turned back after officials said no disability grant applications or inquiries would be attended to. Courtesy #DStv403

JOHANNESBURG - Another unsatisfactory day for many at the Sassa office in Pretoria.

Some people, who waited hours to be helped, were turned back after officials said no disability grant applications or inquiries would be attended to.

Sassa spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said these beneficiaries have been included in the COVID-19 social grants.

READ: Sassa blames backlog for long queues at some offices

Sassa says it's working at one-third of its capacity as per lockdown regulations.

Just over a million people have applied for the R350 monthly COVID-19 relief grant.

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