Special GroundUp series on social grants
People from the town and surrounding areas are having to travel to Port Alfred
News | 8 September 2023
Postbank says problem has mostly been resolved
By Qaqamba Falithenjwa and Ella Morrison
News | 6 September 2023
Agency accused of turning down too many applicants
By Liezl Human
News | 5 September 2023
Department of Social Development is “deliberately excluding” eligible recipients of the Social Relief of Distress grant, says economist
By Daniel Steyn
News | 27 July 2023
The civil society organisation lists numerous issues with social grant payments it says need to be addressed urgently
By Liezl Human
Brief | 14 June 2023
Legal Resources Centre says these delays are “incredibly worrying”
News | 19 May 2023
But concern raised about how Postbank will handle these new payment methods
By Liezl Human
Brief | 26 April 2023
Social grant beneficiaries are worried they won’t be paid in two weeks
By Chris Gilili and Vincent Lali
News | 24 April 2023
Closure of the Paterson Post Office in the Eastern Cape forces workers and pensioners to go to other towns
News | 18 April 2023
This comes as millions of gold SASSA cards will be expiring soon
By Liezl Human
News | 6 April 2023
A new means test and bank verification process has resulted in far fewer people getting the grant
By Liezl Human
News | 20 March 2023
Activist groups demand Basic Income Grant of R1,500 at Kariega protest
Brief | 23 February 2023
Covid grant budget slashed by R8-billion
News | 22 February 2023
Cry of the Xcluded calls for basic income grant in Wednesday’s budget
Brief | 21 February 2023
Only 85% of all approved beneficiaries are being paid, Parliament hears
News | 15 February 2023
Agency moved into “temporary” offices more than a year ago
Brief | 8 February 2023