Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Grant beneficiaries are paying R100 of their R350 to jump the queue
“We are not forcing anyone to pay the money. We are creating jobs for ourselves”
News | 27 October 2021
Unemployed mothers and caregivers struggle to access Covid-19 grant
Since 1 July receiving a child support grant should not exclude one from getting the R350 Covid-19 grant
News | 25 October 2021
Social grant beneficiaries return home empty-handed
Long queues, paid placeholders, offline systems and load-shedding leave social grant beneficiaries empty-handed
News | 15 October 2021
National pension reform: Why we must do it
Our pensions and social protection system is broken and unfair
By James Stent
Analysis | 7 October 2021
National pension reform: This is about everyone’s future
Unpacking the Green Paper on social security reform
By James Stent
Analysis | 6 October 2021
Protesters accuse SASSA officials of bribery
They also demand improved Social Relief of Distress Grant application process
Brief | 4 October 2021
Activists demand SASSA fix “flawed” Covid-19 grant application process
SASSA says only 8 million of the 13 million people who applied for the R350 grant were approved
News | 24 September 2021
SASSA investigating “escalating” fraud cases
One pensioner had at least three months worth of her R1,890 monthly pension stolen
News | 14 September 2021
Social grant offices have been closed over the past year, leaving recipients to foot the bill
Grant beneficiaries have to wait for hours in long queues, and spend more of their grants on travelling
By Liezl Human
News | 13 September 2021