Grants

Many child support grant recipients left without money for January

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) denies that there was anything exceptional about January’s payment run. But many... Read more

10 Jan, 2024

Seven million children in South Africa remain below the food poverty line. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks By Daniel Steyn... Read more

10 Oct, 2023

Cape Town – Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu is optimistic about the improvement of the social grants payment system... Read more

17 Sep, 2023

Postbank is in an ongoing court case with the former supplier, Electronic Connection, over its “payment switch” which enables... Read more

14 Sep, 2023

Many beneficiaries have still not been able to get their grant money, a week after a system “glitch”. Archive... Read more

13 Sep, 2023

The Institute for Economic Justice and #PayTheGrants campaign have launched an application in the Pretoria High Court against what... Read more

31 Jul, 2023

SASSA beneficiaries wait for hours outside the Ga-Rankuwa office after being turned away at their local post offices. They... Read more

24 Apr, 2023