Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Can the SRD grant court order be implemented? Activists say yes
The Department of Social Development is to appeal the recent ruling. But #PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice say it should and can be implemented
News | 19 February 2025
Chaotic switch to Black Card: What Postbank says it’s doing to fix the problems
More than 2-million people still need to switch
News | 18 February 2025
Deadline to replace SASSA Gold Cards extended to 20 March
This comes as thousands of beneficiaries have been queuing for hours outside service points across the country to get the new Black Card
Brief | 14 February 2025
Pensioners queue for hours to replace expiring SASSA cards
“If I don’t change my card there will be no income in my house,” says 84-year-old KZN pensioner
News | 14 February 2025
This SASSA office opens earlier to deal with “high influx” of clients
A community worker says she sleeps outside the office to secure spaces for elderly or disabled people
News | 10 February 2025
Leaked ANC document calls for basic income grant in 2025
But official statement after lekgotla makes no mention of it
News | 5 February 2025
No end to long queues at SASSA Khayelitsha
Grant recipients and applicants must sleep over or arrive in the early hours if they hope to get served
Brief | 5 February 2025
Explosive court ruling on SRD grant
Government ordered to “progressively increase” the grant and income threshold, and allow in-person applications
News | 24 January 2025
SASSA is making progress against fraud, our study shows
But there are likely many fraudulent grant applications made years ago that still receive money
Analysis | 23 January 2025