How to Change SASSA SRD R370 Payment Method to Checkers

SASSA Payment Method to Checkers

Just like other retail stores, SASSA has also partnered with Checkers to facilitate social grant beneficiaries to collect their grant funds from the Checkers stores. You can visit any Checkers store to collect your SASSA SRD R370 or any other social grant. You just need to change your grant payment method to Checkers to collect your payment.

In this article, we will discuss the step-by-step process to change your SASSA social grant payment method to checkers and how you can collect your grant from any checkers store.

Process to Change SRD R370 Grant Payment Method to Checkers

If you have a Checkers store near your home and you want to change your SASSA grant payment method to Checkers, then follow the steps below:

Visit the South African Social Security (SASSA) Official website at https://srd.sassa.gov.za/.
Scroll down to the bottom to select your residence status:
South African Citizens: Click on the button under the “South African ID Holders” section.
Asylum Seekers, Refugee, and Special Permit Holders: Tap on the “Click here to proceed” button under the “Asylum Seekers and Special Permit Holders” section.
After clicking on the button according to your residence status, you will be redirected to a new page. Find the “How do I change my banking details” section.
Enter your South African ID number or Passport Number in the box and click on the “Submit” button.
You will receive a SASSA OTP on your registered mobile number. Enter and verify the OTP on the screen.
After verifying the OTP, you will receive a secure link via SMS on your mobile number to change the SRD R370 payment method.
Click on the link to the SASSA payment method changing application form.
Fill out the form and select the “Checkers” as your SASSA grant payment method.
After selecting the payment method, read and agree with the terms and conditions of the SASSA.
Now, submit the form and you will receive a confirmation notification from SASSA.

Once you submit the SASSA payment method form, SASSA will take up to 2 weeks to verify your details and approve your grant payment method changing request. Once your details are verified, you will receive an SMS from SASSA that your payment method has been changed to Checkers.

How to Collect Social Relief of Distress R370 Grant at Checkers

The process to collect the SRD R370 grant at Checkers is the same as Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Boxer, and Spar. Just make sure that your grant application is approved before visiting the Checkers store. Follow the steps below to collect your social grant at Checkers:

Visit your nearest Checkers store with your ID card or passport, and mobile phone, and grant payment confirmation message from SASSA.
Stand in queue at the checkout counter to collect your Social grant.
On your turn, ask the Checkers representative that you are here to collect your grant money.
Provide your ID number and SASSA payment confirmation message to the representative.
Once SASSA verifies the SMS, you will receive an OTP via a notification on your mobile number.
Give the OTP to the Checkers cashier.
After verifying your identity, the cashier will hand over your SRD R370 social grant.

SRD R370 Status Check

If you didn’t receive a SASSA payment confirmation message from SASSA, then check your application status to confirm that your grant is approved. Follow the steps below to check your Social Relief of Distress Grant status:

Visit the SRD SASSA Status check page of our website.
Enter your South African ID number and Phone Number in the relevant columns.
After entering details, click on the “Check Status” button.
Your SRD R370 status will appear on the screen with payment dates.

If your SRD R370 grant is approved but you didn’t receive a message from SASSA, then contact SASSA to resolve your query.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

No, there are no withdrawal fees to collect SASSA social grants from Checkers or any retail stores.

No, you can not collect SASSA SRD R370 or any social grant at Checkers without a payment confirmation message from SASSA. It is important to have a payment confirmation message to collect social grants from any retail store.

You need your South African ID card or Passport, mobile number registered with your SASSA application, and a payment message from SASSA.

Conclusion

So, if you want to change your SASSA SRD R370 and other social grants payment method to Checkers, then you can do it easily. Just make sure that your SASSA application is approved. If your grant is declined then you can not change your payment method. You just need your ID card and mobile number to change your payment method to Checkers. After changing your payment method, visit your nearest store to collect your social grant.

How to Change SASSA SRD R370 Payment Method to Checkers

SASSA Payment Method to Checkers

Process to Change SRD R370 Grant Payment Method to Checkers