Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Future of SRD grant uncertain, says Treasury
Universal Basic Income Coalition says government’s proposals to link the grant to employment-related conditions could exclude eligible beneficiaries
News | 6 January 2026
Living on R2,320 a month: Here’s how a pensioner spends her grant
“Sometimes by the 15th of the month, the groceries are all done,” says 61-year-old Noah Libbie
News | 11 December 2025
Pensioners forced to make repeat trips to apply for old age grants
To deal with the high demand in Bellville, SASSA will operate until 6pm
News | 14 November 2025
Child support grant has saved millions of children, but there is still a way to go
7.8-million children remain below the food poverty line
By The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Charts | 7 November 2025
Pensioners ask Parliament to increase grant to R5,000
“We are not asking for charity, we are asking for justice and dignity”
News | 6 November 2025
Child Support Grant must be increased to end child hunger, report says
The grant has reduced child hunger, but 1.2-million more children are short of food than in 2019
News | 4 November 2025
Child Support Grant cannot feed a child
Cost of meeting a child’s nutritional needs exceeds R560 grant
By The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Charts | 24 October 2025
Pensioners refunded after we queried funeral policy deductions
Insurance companies insist they have proof that pensioners agreed, but questions remain about how this was done
By Thembi Siaga, Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 2 October 2025
SASSA extends Postbank’s contract by three months
The agreement, which governs how millions of grants are paid, was supposed to lapse on 30 September
News | 2 October 2025