Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
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
SASSA to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected
But the electronic system which allows beneficiaries to prove their identities has also been suspended
News | 21 January 2025
Over a hundred disabled and elderly people queue outside SASSA in Khayelitsha
Monday was the first day for disability grant applicants to make medical bookings
News | 21 January 2025
MPs demand probe into “entire social grant payment system”
Portfolio committee chair Bridget Masango says officials found guilty of fraud or misconduct must be brought to book
News | 16 January 2025