Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Mpumalanga pensioners furious that SASSA paypoint closed
Tribal authority promises to take up the issue
By Masoka Dube
Brief | 26 March 2024
Budget: Social grants go up but not by much
Old age, war veterans, disability and care dependency grants up by R90 in April and another R10 from October
News | 21 February 2024
Increase tax on sugary drinks to fund an increase in social grants, say activists
Higher sugar tax would also save on health care
News | 21 February 2024
“It’s almost like they want you to give up”: desperate applicants queue at SASSA Eersteriver
Even those who slept at the offices are not sure to be served
Brief | 16 February 2024
Old Age Grant is not enough to cover care needs, researchers find
Pensioners often carry households at the expense of their own needs
By Daniel Steyn
News | 15 February 2024
Recipients blocked from getting R350 grant after fraudsters change their cell numbers
SASSA says the SRD grant has placed a massive burden on the agency and plans to implement new software to help prevent fraud
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 16 January 2024
My children will go to school without shoes, says mother whose child grant has not been paid
SASSA says 150,000 grants have been suspended
By Daniel Steyn
News | 10 January 2024
Many child support grant recipients left without money for January
SASSA spokesperson denies there is a problem, but officials speaking anonymously say otherwise
By Daniel Steyn, Qaqamba Falithenjwa and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 9 January 2024
SASSA cash paypoints to be phased out by April 2024
Black Sash predicts “devastating” effect on grant recipients in rural areas
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 12 December 2023