Special GroundUp series on social grants
Khayelitsha residents protested on Thursday, demanding SASSA open more service sites
News | 30 June 2022
They say at least 10 million applicants are still waiting for their R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant payments since April
By Liezl Human
News | 23 June 2022
June social grant payments not processed at many branches
By Liezl Human
News | 13 June 2022
“I received my money yesterday but it’s already finished”
News | 10 June 2022
Payments delayed by means testing processes
News | 6 June 2022
29-year-old Lindokuhle Msomi used his Covid grant to start a small business
Brief | 2 June 2022
People with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression complain about difficulty accessing grants
News | 20 May 2022
A shameful period in South Africa’s recent history
By Lynette Maart, Angie Richardson and Rachel Bukasa
Analysis | 19 May 2022
Social protection provides a lifeline but it’s not enough, say researchers
Brief | 17 May 2022
Beneficiaries must now collect their money at retail stores or USave
News | 12 May 2022
Social Development says its budget can only cater for 10.5-million
Brief | 29 April 2022
The agency says it’s waiting for Department of Social Development to finalise amended regulations
News | 19 April 2022
There are consequences for failing in their duties
By Thuli Zulu
Opinion | 18 March 2022
Town’s only post office cannot cope with the numbers of social grant beneficiaries
Brief | 3 March 2022
Researchers say the grant should be R624 – the food poverty line
News | 25 February 2022
New grant for orphans announced in budget. Nearly one in two South Africans now receives a grant
By Liezl Human
Brief | 23 February 2022