Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Report shows how lenders prey on social grant recipients
Low-risk loans but high interest rates
By James Stent
News | 15 September 2020
Foster parents distraught after not receiving grants this month
6,000 grants not paid due to “technical glitch”
News | 11 September 2020
Loan shark steals SASSA cards in Eastern Cape
Beneficiaries forced to change PINs
News | 9 September 2020
R50 to get to town to collect R350 Covid-19 grant
Local post offices are not paying out grants, say Limpopo beneficiaries
News | 19 August 2020
SASSA not processing new disability grant applications during the pandemic
“I came here with my letter to apply for a grant. I didn’t even make it through the gate”
News | 21 July 2020
Long queues for Covid-19 relief grants
Post Office urges people to wait for an SMS confirming funds are available
News | 14 July 2020
Who is responsible for government’s failure to deliver?
Food and social grant commitments have fallen woefully short
Analysis | 3 July 2020
Khayelitsha SASSA office to re-open Thursday
Frustrated grant beneficiaries had to travel to other offices
Brief | 1 July 2020
Lockdown has worsened pressure on foster care system, says Social Development
About 129,136 foster care orders will expire on 26 November 2020
By Liezl Human
News | 30 June 2020