Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
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
Recipients blocked from getting R350 grant after fraudsters change their cell numbers
SASSA says the SRD grant has placed a massive burden on the agency and plans to implement new software to help prevent fraud
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 16 January 2024
My children will go to school without shoes, says mother whose child grant has not been paid
SASSA says 150,000 grants have been suspended
By Daniel Steyn
News | 10 January 2024
Many child support grant recipients left without money for January
SASSA spokesperson denies there is a problem, but officials speaking anonymously say otherwise
By Daniel Steyn, Qaqamba Falithenjwa and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 9 January 2024