Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Basic Income Grant: What is the debate about?
Proposals for a BIG have been around for decades - why are people saying that now is the time for its introduction?
Debate | 6 September 2022
Basic Income Grant: how it would work
Research shows the grant can help end hunger and also contribute to economic growth
Debate | 31 August 2022
Delays with R350-grant payments expected
New regulations may mean August payments are late
News | 26 August 2022
Disorganised SASSA leaves disabled grant recipients standing in the rain
Khayelitsha chaos continues, but there is hope: from 1 September SASSA services will also be offered at the City of Cape Town’s Kuyasa office.
By Liezl Human
News | 16 August 2022
Most applicants for Social Relief of Distress grants are young
Approximately 600,000 SRD grant applicants hold tertiary qualifications
Brief | 5 August 2022
“I had to borrow R60 for taxis to collect my R350 grant”
Long queues in Makhanda force beneficiaries of Social Relief of Distress grant to return several times
News | 4 August 2022
SASSA in Khayelitsha closed until further notice, says agency
Hundreds of frustrated beneficiaries turned away unexpectedly this week
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 15 July 2022
Minister proposes increase to Covid grant income threshold
Meanwhile, many R350 grant beneficiaries have been waiting months for their payments
News | 15 July 2022
Youngsters eke out a living carrying water for residents
Too hungry to stay in school, brothers dropped out in grade six
News | 4 July 2022