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Bitrix24 Social Assistance Act · Section 18 · PAJA Section 5
Grant suspended after a SASSA review? — letter ready, 90 days counted
Short answer. The letter to your SASSA office is open below: fill in your grant details, attach the review documents and ask for the grant to be reinstated. Review notice: submit documents: Initial 30 days, then a further 60 days before a grant may be suspended (SASSA, reply to Parliament NW4444, 17 Sept 2026).
- Last day to lodge a written appeal with the Independent Tribunal (90 days from the decision): type the date
- Last day to ask SASSA for written reasons (90 days after you became aware): type the date
Check your own case.
Appeal: within 90 days of the decision being made (Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004, s.18(2)); the Tribunal may condone a late appeal (s.18(7)). Reasons: within 90 days after the date you became aware of the action; SASSA then has 90 days to give adequate reasons in writing (PAJA 3 of 2000, s.5(1)–(2)). If you only have a review notice, SASSA says you have an initial 30 days to submit documents and a further 60 days before a grant may be suspended.
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Tell me the date on your review SMS or the day your payment stopped, and I will show you the last day to appeal.
List every document you hand in and keep the stamped copy: if you need to appeal, the Tribunal will look at what SASSA received and when.
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Deadlines
The rules, with the source
| What | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Review notice: submit documents | Initial 30 days, then a further 60 days before a grant may be suspended | SASSA, reply to Parliament NW4444, 17 Sept 2026 |
| Appeal against a decision of SASSA | Written appeal to the Independent Tribunal within 90 days of the decision; reasons must be stated | Social Assistance Act, s.18(2)–(3) |
| Late appeal | The Tribunal may condone late lodgement | s.18(7) |
| What the Tribunal does | Asks SASSA for its reasons and records; may confirm, vary or set aside the decision | s.18(4)–(6) |
| Written reasons | Ask within 90 days after you became aware; SASSA must answer within 90 days of your request | PAJA, s.5(1)–(2) |
| No reasons given | Presumed in a court review that the action was taken without good reason | PAJA, s.5(3) |
| Court review | Not later than 180 days after internal remedies end; internal remedies (such as the appeal) come first | PAJA, s.7(1)–(2) |
In the first quarter of 2026/27 SASSA placed 105,600 grants under review: 48,793 stayed, 56,807 were suspended for non-compliance with review requirements and 5,231 were later reinstated after complying (Minister of Social Development, reply NW4444).
Step by step
What to do, in order
1
Find your dates
The date of the review SMS or letter, your last payment, and the day you learned of the suspension.
2
Gather the documents
ID, proof of income or an affidavit, bank statements, a medical report or court order if your grant needs one.
3
Fill in the letter
Explain in two or three sentences what happened. Tick the documents you attach.
4
Hand it in with a copy
Take two copies to your SASSA office and ask for one to be stamped and dated.
5
Watch the 90 days
Enter the decision date above. Appeal before the last day if the grant is not reinstated.
6
Appeal in writing if needed
Lodge your appeal with the Independent Tribunal and attach this letter and SASSA's answer.
Questions
My grant was suspended but nobody told me. What now?
Write down the day you found out — the 90 days for asking reasons run from when you became aware. Hand in this letter with your documents and keep the stamped copy.
Can my grant come back?
Yes, it can. SASSA reports that 5,231 grants suspended in one quarter were reinstated after the beneficiaries complied with the review and were found eligible.
Is this letter for the SRD grant?
It is written for grants under the Social Assistance Act, such as older person's, disability and child grants. The SRD grant has its own online application and appeal steps; check them on SASSA's SRD website.
Official sources
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