Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Leaked ANC document calls for basic income grant in 2025
But official statement after lekgotla makes no mention of it
News | 5 February 2025
No end to long queues at SASSA Khayelitsha
Grant recipients and applicants must sleep over or arrive in the early hours if they hope to get served
Brief | 5 February 2025
Explosive court ruling on SRD grant
Government ordered to “progressively increase” the grant and income threshold, and allow in-person applications
News | 24 January 2025
SASSA is making progress against fraud, our study shows
But there are likely many fraudulent grant applications made years ago that still receive money
Analysis | 23 January 2025
SASSA to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected
But the electronic system which allows beneficiaries to prove their identities has also been suspended
News | 21 January 2025
Over a hundred disabled and elderly people queue outside SASSA in Khayelitsha
Monday was the first day for disability grant applicants to make medical bookings
News | 21 January 2025
MPs demand probe into “entire social grant payment system”
Portfolio committee chair Bridget Masango says officials found guilty of fraud or misconduct must be brought to book
News | 16 January 2025
Here’s how an SRD beneficiary spent their R370 grant
We joined Willem Witbooi from George while shopping on Black Friday
News | 6 December 2024