Special GroundUp series on social grants
Universal Basic Income Coalition says government’s proposals to link the grant to employment-related conditions could exclude eligible beneficiaries
News | 6 January 2026
“Sometimes by the 15th of the month, the groceries are all done,” says 61-year-old Noah Libbie
News | 11 December 2025
To deal with the high demand in Bellville, SASSA will operate until 6pm
News | 14 November 2025
7.8-million children remain below the food poverty line
By The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Charts | 7 November 2025
“We are not asking for charity, we are asking for justice and dignity”
News | 6 November 2025
The grant has reduced child hunger, but 1.2-million more children are short of food than in 2019
News | 4 November 2025
Cost of meeting a child’s nutritional needs exceeds R560 grant
By The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Charts | 24 October 2025
Insurance companies insist they have proof that pensioners agreed, but questions remain about how this was done
By Thembi Siaga, Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 2 October 2025
The agreement, which governs how millions of grants are paid, was supposed to lapse on 30 September
News | 2 October 2025