Spotlight on social grants

Special GroundUp series on social grants

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210,000 social grant beneficiaries flagged for not disclosing income

They will not receive payments until they verify their income with SASSA

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Brief | 28 May 2025

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Budget: Changes ahead for R370-a-month SRD grant

And National Treasury sets new conditions for other grants

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News | 21 May 2025

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Government starts review of social grants payment system

Review is planned over a nine-month period, but activists want it done “urgently”

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News | 20 May 2025

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Grant to prevent malnutrition is in limbo

Cabinet has concerns about Maternal Support Grant

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News | 19 May 2025

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We visited SASSA offices. Here’s what we found

People waiting in long queues told us their frustrations

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News | 7 May 2025

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Thousands of SASSA grants to be withheld this week

Affected beneficiaries must visit a SASSA office to update their details, or risk having their grants being suspended

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Brief | 6 May 2025

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Gold Card deadline cancelled

Postbank temporarily stops issuing Black Cards

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Brief | 24 April 2025

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SASSA’s new biometric tests

People without IDs have to do it

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Brief | 24 April 2025

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Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Questions about income could be removed

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News | 8 April 2025