Relief in sight for over 200k Sassa disability grant applicants Sassa officials told Parliament they expect all the medical assessments to be completed by the end of March, after bringing more doctors on board to conduct them. A South African Social Security Agency office in Pretoria. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN 67 days ago CAPE TOWN - There is some relief in sight for more than 200,000 people who are reapplying for temporary disability grants after they lapsed in December. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) on Wednesday said that people waiting for the required medical assessments to be done could apply for temporary relief of R500 a month for a maximum of two months.