Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
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
“If you come here after 7h30, you probably won’t get helped”: the struggle to get into a SASSA office
Social grant beneficiaries get up before dawn or sleep outside the office in Eerste River
News | 8 August 2024
Beneficiaries are still battling with SASSA’s new biometric system
Pilot programme rolled out to help recipients of the Social Relief of Distress grant to verify their identity
News | 30 July 2024
SASSA’s fraud management system is fraught with danger
It is irrational to expect people who can’t afford food to have a smartphone and internet access
By Kelle Howson, Hoodah Abrahams-Fayker, Vayda Megannon and General Alfred Moyo
Opinion | 30 July 2024