Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Tax the rich, demand budget protesters
Unions and organisations call for a basic income grant
By Thamsanqa Mbovane, Marecia Damons and Liezl Human
News | 11 November 2021
Social grants: the research behind the controversy
We look at how different grants were evaluated in the recent SALDRU study
By James Stent
Analysis | 11 November 2021
Credit regulator fails to explain why it has withdrawn action against controversial money lender
Moneyline had been accused by Black Sash of using social grants as collateral for loans
News | 8 November 2021
Fire victims wait three years for SASSA disaster grants
Some families have still not been paid out after the October 2019 fire in Vygieskraal in Cape Town
Brief | 2 November 2021
Showdown over proposed family grant
Civil society says it won't work, but government document claims it is the best option
By Liezl Human
News | 29 October 2021
Grant beneficiaries are paying R100 of their R350 to jump the queue
“We are not forcing anyone to pay the money. We are creating jobs for ourselves”
News | 27 October 2021
Unemployed mothers and caregivers struggle to access Covid-19 grant
Since 1 July receiving a child support grant should not exclude one from getting the R350 Covid-19 grant
News | 25 October 2021
Social grant beneficiaries return home empty-handed
Long queues, paid placeholders, offline systems and load-shedding leave social grant beneficiaries empty-handed
News | 15 October 2021
National pension reform: Why we must do it
Our pensions and social protection system is broken and unfair
By James Stent
Analysis | 7 October 2021