Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Cash Paymaster Services to go into liquidation
SASSA says CPS has no hope of rescue because it owes all its profits
By Zoë Postman
News | 29 September 2020
“Insolvent” Cash Paymaster Services must still pay back profits to SASSA, court told
Freedom Under Law says that although CPS is in business rescue, the company must still repay profits as ordered by the Constitutional Court
By Zoë Postman
News | 23 September 2020
Foster parents paid after “technical glitch”
About 6,000 grants were paid late in the Eastern Cape
Brief | 17 September 2020
Report shows how lenders prey on social grant recipients
Low-risk loans but high interest rates
By James Stent
News | 15 September 2020
Foster parents distraught after not receiving grants this month
6,000 grants not paid due to “technical glitch”
News | 11 September 2020
Loan shark steals SASSA cards in Eastern Cape
Beneficiaries forced to change PINs
News | 9 September 2020
R50 to get to town to collect R350 Covid-19 grant
Local post offices are not paying out grants, say Limpopo beneficiaries
News | 19 August 2020
SASSA not processing new disability grant applications during the pandemic
“I came here with my letter to apply for a grant. I didn’t even make it through the gate”
News | 21 July 2020
Long queues for Covid-19 relief grants
Post Office urges people to wait for an SMS confirming funds are available
News | 14 July 2020