Special GroundUp series on social grants
Cost of meeting a child’s nutritional needs exceeds R560 grant
By GroundUp and The Outlier
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
Postbank “created its own urgency” by waiting until September to bring the application, the Gauteng High Court ruled. It has known since 2024 that the contract would be terminated this month.
News | 29 September 2025
Postbank argues that ending its contract could have “severe consequences” for millions of social grant beneficiaries
News | 25 September 2025
More than 75% of Postbank’s clients have moved to private banks
By GroundUp and The Outlier
Charts | 5 September 2025
About 450,000 people still need to switch to Postbank’s Black Card
News | 3 September 2025
The service agreement between SASSA and Postbank ends on 30 September
News | 28 August 2025
SASSA’s system allows insurance companies to make deductions from social grants
By Thembi Siaga and Marecia Damons
News | 28 August 2025
The plan is to curb fraud and speed up processes
Brief | 27 August 2025
Steps taken to improve service as the agency ramps up its review on beneficiaries suspected of having undisclosed incomes
News | 14 July 2025
Hundreds attend meeting in Khayelitsha
News | 9 July 2025
SASSA says it will investigate the problem
News | 7 July 2025
Grant beneficiaries complain they have not received their money
Brief | 4 July 2025
“What solutions is the minister bringing?” Residents unimpressed by promised visit by Social Development Minister
News | 25 June 2025
Treasury may withhold funds if SASSA does not meet its conditions
News | 19 June 2025