As of April 2023, the South African government has discontinued the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, which provided a monthly payment of R350 to eligible South Africans who were struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, there is currently no application process for the R350 grant.

However, when the SRD grant was available, eligible individuals could apply for the grant through the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) via various application channels, including:

• Online application: Eligible individuals could apply for the SRD grant online through the SASSA website. The online application process involved providing personal information, income details, and supporting documents.
• WhatsApp application: Eligible individuals could also apply for the SRD grant through the SASSA WhatsApp line. The WhatsApp application process involved sending a message to the SASSA WhatsApp number and following the prompts to provide personal information, income details, and supporting documents.
• USSD application: Eligible individuals could also apply for the SRD grant through the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) platform by dialing a designated USSD code and following the prompts to provide personal information, income details, and supporting documents.

Once an application was submitted, it was reviewed by SASSA, and if approved, the grant was paid out to the eligible individual on a monthly basis.

It is important to note that since the discontinuation of the SRD grant, there is no R350 grant available, and the government has not announced any plans to reintroduce the grant or any similar forms of financial assistance. However, eligible individuals can still apply for other social assistance programs offered by SASSA.