Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Last-minute call to extend Covid-19 grant
Grant due to end on 30 April
By Liezl Human
Brief | 29 April 2021
“R350 is a start, but not enough” says Covid-19 grant recipient
Activists are calling for the Social Relief of Distress Grant to be extended and increased
News | 23 April 2021
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