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If the National Treasury could have its way, the R350 SRD should be extended at a cost of R35. 2 billion.
The value of social grants has been decreasing due to the exorbitant cost of living.
The value of social grants has been decreasing due to the exorbitant cost of living.
Growing frustration over gold-to-black card migration prompts delay to March 20
Elderly South Africans face long queues and challenges as they transition from SASSA Gold Cards to new Postbank Black Cards, raising concerns about accessibility and support.
This week, the provincial DSD highlighted challenges following Sassa’s urgent announcement to replace their gold cards with the new black card.
Postbank is working to ensure that no grant beneficiary is left behind as the deadline for the new black card approaches, despite challenges raised by the Western Cape Department of Social Development
Beneficiaries who do not replace their cards in time will be unable to withdraw funds, make transactions, or check balances as the cards will be deactivated.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to expand the social relief of distress grant aims to provide a sustainable income for the unemployed, with hopes of implementing a Basic Income Grant.
Sassa gold cards will stop working on February 28, irrespective of the expiry date printed on the card.
Its clients came from all walks of life, including small business owners, young families, farmers, and elderly people who had relied on Ithala to help secure their future.
The Gauteng High Court ruling declaring certain SRD grant regulations unconstitutional has elicited mixed reactions from economists, with concerns over fiscal challenges and sustainability of South Africa's social security system.
Judge Leonard Twala also declared that regulations relating to the Covid-19 SRD are unconstitutional and invalid
Bridget Masango urges Sassa to reinstate the eKYC system as thousands of eligible SRD grant beneficiaries face identity verification challenges, jeopardising their access to essential support
KZN Legislature invites the public to participate in upcoming sessions discussing the 2025/26 budgets and performance plans for the Department of Social Development and CoGTA.
Heala advocates for urgent discussions on hunger and food insecurity in South Africa, highlighting the need for policy reform and the expansion of the Health Promotion Levy to combat child hunger and improve public health.
Explore the significant legislative achievements of Parliament in 2024, highlighting Cosatu's role in advocating for workers' rights and social justice.
‘As a people of faith we reject and protest against this horrendous normalisation of inhumanity where economic injustice has become naturalised. ’
The students discovered several alleged vulnerabilities using a combination of randomly generated South African ID numbers and public access to Sassa’s Application Programming Interface (API).
If the ANC blindly continues with austerity it will be removed from power. We do not have a left party and will not have one for as long as the SACP and Cosatu remain tied to the ANC and Numsa and Abahlali baseMjondolo do not work towards building an inclusive mass-based left project.
‘Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s decision to cancel the R370 a month Social Relief of Distress grant next year despite the economy being forecast to continue growing too slowly to generate jobs spits in the faces of millions. . . ’
Due to the substantial size of the grants budget, a small error margin between projections and actual may appear alarming if the rand value is considered in isolation.
The regulations of the Social Relief of Distress grants are being challenged in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria.
The government is considering ways to reform social grants and consolidate public employment initiatives to cater for the unemployed.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced that its beneficiaries can start transitioning from the normal gold card to the new Postbank black card, from November.