Sassa Self Exclusion Response Found Meaning Explained

Have you applied for the SRD R350 Grant and your status is showing ‘self exclusion response found’? Here below is what Sassa explains what the self exclusion response found means.

One of the criteria that Sassa uses is that for you to qualify for the R350 grant, you must not be getting an income of a certain amount per month. On this cycle of SRD grant specifically, you must not get more that R350 per month to qualify for the grant.

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Sassa Self Exclusion Response Found Meaning

According to Sassa, this means that “The application has been declined because the information provided during the application process on the online application form, indicates that the applicant is already receiving a flow of funding; income or support of funds which is more than R350 per month, or the applicant stays in a government facility and therefore does not qualify for the grant.”

Other Reasons for SRD Grant Decline

Here are other reasons why SRD Grant applications are declined according to Sassa

Reason for decline	What it means
Alternative income source identified	The applicant has been employed and is indicated as contributing towards income tax
Identity verification failed	The personal information provided does not match the Department of Home Affairs details.
Existing Sassa grant	The applicant is a current recipient of a Social grant other than a child grant
Nsfas registered	The applicant is receiving a benefit from National Student Fund Aid Scheme
Uif registered	The applicant is eligible for UIF benefits based on TERS OR Contributions to UIF OR is currently receiving the Unemployment Insurance Fund benefit
Gov payroll registered	The applicant is in employment in a government institution
Age outside range(>60)	The applicant does not qualify for the grant due to not meeting the age requirement ( Over 60)
Suspended (Deceased Record on DHA)	The client is registered as deceased on the Department of Home Affairs database
Debtor	The client was paid R350 once or more where the client did not qualify. The error was picked and the money is withheld to correct the error. Payments will resume if the client still qualifies, once all the outstanding R350s recovered.

What can I do when my application is declined?

The client can apply for reconsideration via the SRD Website at this link https://srd.sassa.gov.za/reconsideration should the client wish to dispute the outcome. You can appeal every month as applications are reviewed on a monthly basis. Each rejection is for that particular month, you may still appeal for the upcoming month if declined again.