The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has given a lifeline to all rejected applicants of the R350 Covid-19 special grant.
Sassa spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said they were surprised by the high number of applicants.
Over 70% of those that did not qualify were either receiving or qualifying for UIF benefits, according to the database that Sassa was using then to sift through the applications.
"Subsequently, Sassa took a decision to request an updated database to reconsider the declined UIF cases, instead of advising the aggrieved applicants to follow the appeals route," said Letsatsi.
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Letsatsi said it has also emerged that 85% of the UIF cases, which were previously deemed not to qualify, actually do qualify.
