Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Activists call for extension of Covid-19 grant
Demands to be given to Department of Social Development on Thursday
Brief | 21 April 2021
SASSA on target to clear Western Cape disability grant backlog, agency says
Only 10,000 people still need assessments, SASSA says, but Black Sash is sceptical
By Liezl Human
News | 14 April 2021
Concourt orders CPS to hand over documents showing social grant profits
Freedom Under Law has accused CPS of under-reporting its profits by R800 million
Law | 1 April 2021
Last minute drive to clear disability grant backlog
Black Sash concerned that rushed medical assessments will affect the outcome of applications
By Liezl Human
News | 30 March 2021
Call for Child Support Grant to include poor pregnant women
A study found that many pregnant women in the Cape Metro went hungry following the Covid-19 lockdown
News | 19 March 2021
SASSA vows to meet its disability grant deadline
Virtual medical assessments will speed up the process, Western Cape legislature told
News | 4 March 2021
Still no answers to why police used a water cannon on people in a SASSA queue
Independent Police Investigative Directorate considering an investigation
Brief | 22 February 2021
Covid-19 grant is not enough, say activists
The extension of the R350 grant has been welcomed but it is insufficient, say civic organisations
Brief | 15 February 2021
Covid-19 grant beneficiaries find post offices offline, closed or chaotic
Beneficiaries spend R50 of their R350 grant to reach a functioning post office
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 10 February 2021