Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Over a million people who qualify for the R350 grant aren’t getting it
Only 85% of all approved beneficiaries are being paid, Parliament hears
News | 15 February 2023
No lights, no photocopier, broken toilets: the SASSA office in Mokopane is a mess
Agency moved into “temporary” offices more than a year ago
Brief | 8 February 2023
Hundreds march to demand Ramaphosa address Basic Income Grant at SONA
Civil society organisations want R350 SRD grant increased to R1,447
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 2 February 2023
Another Postbank “glitch” delays January social grant payments
“We came to the Post Office and they said there was no money”
News | 11 January 2023
Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts
This would be affordable and would boost the economy, say experts appointed by the Department of Social Development in new report
News | 13 December 2022
SASSA beneficiaries left stranded on Friday morning
They were told staff were having a party. GroundUp was told the same thing but the Western Cape SASSA spokesperson has denied this
By Liezl Human
Brief | 13 December 2022
“I had to put my groceries back” says Delft mother after her SASSA card was declined
Postbank abruptly suspended grant withdrawals at ATMs after incidents of fraud
News | 8 December 2022
Postbank loses over R18-million to cybercrime attacks
Most of the money stolen came from the SASSA beneficiary grant payment system, says CEO
News | 1 December 2022
Mother makes over 200 calls to Post Offices in desperate bid to get her social grant
Postbank says it is working to resolve the system glitch for all recipients
By Liezl Human
News | 11 November 2022