Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Budget protesters demand “a decent life”
Cry of the Xcluded calls for basic income grant in Wednesday’s budget
Brief | 21 February 2023
Over a million people who qualify for the R350 grant aren’t getting it
Only 85% of all approved beneficiaries are being paid, Parliament hears
News | 15 February 2023
No lights, no photocopier, broken toilets: the SASSA office in Mokopane is a mess
Agency moved into “temporary” offices more than a year ago
Brief | 8 February 2023
Hundreds march to demand Ramaphosa address Basic Income Grant at SONA
Civil society organisations want R350 SRD grant increased to R1,447
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 2 February 2023
Another Postbank “glitch” delays January social grant payments
“We came to the Post Office and they said there was no money”
News | 11 January 2023
Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts
This would be affordable and would boost the economy, say experts appointed by the Department of Social Development in new report
News | 13 December 2022
SASSA beneficiaries left stranded on Friday morning
They were told staff were having a party. GroundUp was told the same thing but the Western Cape SASSA spokesperson has denied this
By Liezl Human
Brief | 13 December 2022
“I had to put my groceries back” says Delft mother after her SASSA card was declined
Postbank abruptly suspended grant withdrawals at ATMs after incidents of fraud
News | 8 December 2022
Postbank loses over R18-million to cybercrime attacks
Most of the money stolen came from the SASSA beneficiary grant payment system, says CEO
News | 1 December 2022