Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
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
Covid R350 grant to be paid from mid-June
Payments delayed by means testing processes
News | 6 June 2022
Young man’s idea pays off: the story of Lindo’s Fast Food
29-year-old Lindokuhle Msomi used his Covid grant to start a small business
Brief | 2 June 2022
It’s hard to get a disability grant if you have a mental illness
People with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression complain about difficulty accessing grants
News | 20 May 2022