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3. Bribery and Social Grants

“My headman says I must pay him for helping me to apply for my grant.”

The SASSA official says I must pay him for helping me to apply for my grant.’

This is wrong. All applications for grants are free. There is no payment required for any grant application. Nobody needs to be paid at all.

If any of these people ask you for money, you can lodge a complaint with SASSA or report them to the police.

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