Spotlight on social grants

SASSA accuses media of “overstating the problems” at the agency

“These negative reports have led to an unfortunate conclusion that SASSA has completely failed in its responsibility” SASSA’s Sibusiso Nhlangothi tells the Western Cape provincial legislature

Investigation into social grant fraud is a flop

SASSA investigation into SRD grant application system fails to answer crucial questions

SASSA CEO must resign over social grant failures, say Western Cape MPLs

But ANC members blame the Post Office

SRD R370 grant beneficiaries approved in October still waiting for payment

SASSA says delays are due to additional fraud checks

SASSA Gold Cards will remain valid, says Postbank, as deadline looms

Replacement with the new Postbank Black Card has begun in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Cape and North West

Treasury defends SRD grant regulations

The Institute of Economic Justice is challenging regulations for the Social Relief of Distress grant which it says are unconstitutional.

Court bid to declare social grant regulations unconstitutional

About 8-million people are being denied the R370 SRD grant according to the Institute for Economic Justice

Disability grant applicant collapses: SASSA responds to our story

Government must protect legitimate SRD grant applicants, say activists

Universal Basic Income Coalition say fraudulent applications only represent a “small proportion of applications”

Minister says social grant flaws found by students will be investigated within 30 days

Stellenbosch teenaged students present their findings to Parliament

People wait months to be verified for R370 SRD grant

SASSA blames the Home Affairs online system

Social grant fraud: SASSA needs to act, not deny

Instead of wrongly accusing us of illegal hacking, SASSA should take urgent action to fix the extremely serious problems we described

MPs demand Postbank explain “persistent” problems with social grants

Beneficiaries with gold cards have been struggling to access their grants

We discovered massive fraud in SASSA’s grant system

SASSA needs to disclose how this happened and the scale of the problem

SASSA recovers R150-million in ineligible grants payments

But the agency is bleeding funds due to fraudulent payments still being made

More than 17 million people applied for the R370 grant in September

Most applicants have never had a job