The Boxer brand will also handle payments.
It will be dispensed in the same manner as the pension, disability, and child-care grants.

Grant recipients will be notified via SMS if they qualify to use the Pick n Pay or Boxer facilities.

Earlier this month, eNCA reported more than 11-million applications for the Covid-19 relief of distress grant have been submitted since it was reinstated last month.

Social Security Agency Sassa said at the time more than 1.5 million beneficiaries were already receiving payment.

Spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi says there are checks in place to weed out fraudsters.

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