Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Most applicants for Social Relief of Distress grants are young
Approximately 600,000 SRD grant applicants hold tertiary qualifications
Brief | 5 August 2022
“I had to borrow R60 for taxis to collect my R350 grant”
Long queues in Makhanda force beneficiaries of Social Relief of Distress grant to return several times
News | 4 August 2022
SASSA in Khayelitsha closed until further notice, says agency
Hundreds of frustrated beneficiaries turned away unexpectedly this week
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 15 July 2022
Minister proposes increase to Covid grant income threshold
Meanwhile, many R350 grant beneficiaries have been waiting months for their payments
News | 15 July 2022
Youngsters eke out a living carrying water for residents
Too hungry to stay in school, brothers dropped out in grade six
News | 4 July 2022
Loadshedding causes more hardship for grant recipients
Khayelitsha residents protested on Thursday, demanding SASSA open more service sites
News | 30 June 2022
Activists takes government to court over “unfair” R350 grant application rules
They say at least 10 million applicants are still waiting for their R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant payments since April
By Liezl Human
News | 23 June 2022
Post Office fails SASSA beneficiaries
June social grant payments not processed at many branches
By Liezl Human
News | 13 June 2022
Desperate for money, social grant recipients borrow from a surprising source
“I received my money yesterday but it’s already finished”
News | 10 June 2022