Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
More than 17 million people applied for the R370 grant in September
Most applicants have never had a job
Brief | 2 October 2024
R2,000 unconditional grant improves lives, KZN study finds
The Unconditional Cash Transfer Project gives monthly cash transfers to 100 unemployed graduates
News | 30 September 2024
Pensioners allowed back on Community Works Programme
Department of Co-operative Governance reverses decision to end contracts of about 35,000 employees who also get old age grants
Brief | 17 September 2024
SASSA underspent R4-billion on SRD grants, says Auditor General
Members of Parliament criticise the agency for R316-million in overpayments
News | 12 September 2024
Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October
#PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice say regulations exclude many people who are eligible; government disagrees
News | 2 September 2024
Researchers raise alarm about access to Child Support Grant
Poverty rates are rising but fewer babies are getting the grant, a UCT study finds
News | 23 August 2024
Pensioners dropped from Community Works Programme
Department of Co-operative Governance wants to end “double-dipping”
News | 20 August 2024
SASSA office in Strand will only re-open after September
Applicants for grants urged to use the online system
Brief | 20 August 2024
Security guard strike hits Western Cape SASSA offices
Several offices closed on Tuesday
Brief | 14 August 2024