Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Universal Basic Income Grant: who will profit?
There are risks in using a private company to pay the grants
Abby May, Zen Mathe and Michael Marchant for Open Secrets
Analysis | 10 May 2024
Universal Basic Income Grant: who should run it?
The sad history of Net1 and the Post Office shows that this is an important question
Abby May, Zen Mathe and Michael Marchant for Open Secrets
Analysis | 8 May 2024
Traditional leaders fight to keep SASSA cash pay points open
But SASSA says it’s too late
By Masoka Dube
News | 9 April 2024
Beneficiaries struggling with grants since SASSA closed Macassar office
“People are poor and cannot afford to travel far for services that should be here,” says resident
Brief | 8 April 2024
Mpumalanga pensioners furious that SASSA paypoint closed
Tribal authority promises to take up the issue
By Masoka Dube
Brief | 26 March 2024
Budget: Social grants go up but not by much
Old age, war veterans, disability and care dependency grants up by R90 in April and another R10 from October
News | 21 February 2024
Increase tax on sugary drinks to fund an increase in social grants, say activists
Higher sugar tax would also save on health care
News | 21 February 2024
“It’s almost like they want you to give up”: desperate applicants queue at SASSA Eersteriver
Even those who slept at the offices are not sure to be served
Brief | 16 February 2024
Old Age Grant is not enough to cover care needs, researchers find
Pensioners often carry households at the expense of their own needs
By Daniel Steyn
News | 15 February 2024