Spotlight on social grants

Special GroundUp series on social grants

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Family of six no longer has to survive on one old age pension

Mayor and government intervene to help Flagstaff family get IDs, social grants and a better home

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Brief | 13 August 2019

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If this is freedom then I don’t want it, says 80-year-old Flagstaff granny

No IDs, so no social grants: family survives off grandmother’s pension

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News | 10 May 2019

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Old people and babies spend night outside in queue for SASSA services

“If you do not sleep here, you will not get assisted”

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News | 26 April 2019

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Software glitch causes social grant panic

Some beneficiaries were not paid, but the problem was resolved by Tuesday afternoon

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Brief | 2 April 2019

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Social grant paypoints should not be an election issue, MPs warned

Politicians told not to try to keep costly paypoints open

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News | 5 March 2019

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Moneyline accuses SASSA of stealing its clients

Thousands of social grant beneficiaries moved off EasyPay card, court told

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News | 27 February 2019

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New social grant for families

Deadline approaches for key amendments to foster care grants

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News | 14 December 2018

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Court orders SASSA to pay grants into accounts chosen by beneficiaries

Application was brought by beneficiaries with EasyPay Everywhere accounts held at Grindrod Bank

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News | 29 November 2018

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MPs relieved after SASSA briefing on social grant payments

But Black Sash says important issues were not addressed

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News | 8 November 2018