Social grants
ANALYSIS: COVID-19 highlights SA’s need for local level social data
The social impacts of the coronavirus will leave a legacy long after the virus itself.
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Sassa looking at faster ways of distributing social grants
Government’s new unemployment grant of R350 has prompted officials to look more vigorously at payment options like vouchers and other electronic methods.
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More social workers and other COVID-19 interventions from Social Dev Dept
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu announced on 11 May 2020 that more qualified social workers would be employed to assist in the fight against Covid-19. Zulu also explained the directives for people living with disabilities as well as amended regulations for the movement of children between parents and guardians.
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Loan sharks dive in as the elderly struggle to keep heads above water
Government - through interventions such as UIF benefits and small increases in welfare grants - has tried to cushion the blow for many people faced with financial burdens.
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More social grant beneficiaries to receive payouts today
For the past two days, the elderly and the disabled have been able to collect their grants first.
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Zulu apologises for Sassa glitches that left some grant recipients empty-handed
Things got off to a shaky start on Monday in some parts of the country with hundreds of pensioners returning home empty-handed following a shortage of funds and payment glitches at several pay points.
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Social grants recipients: 'No one cares about us'
Senior citizens queuing for their monthly social grants at a South African Post Office in Vosloorus have called for government intervention to cut down the waiting time for payments on collection day. Some of the elderly waited for more than five hours to collect their grants.
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ANALYSIS: Why SA needs to ensure income security beyond the pandemic
Economic distress was the norm for many before the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic is an opportunity to provide an economically secure future for all.
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Home Affairs Dept expecting increase in demand for birth certificates
The Home Affairs Department said that it expected a high demand for birth certificates as cash-strapped families look to take advantage of government’s social relief.
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'There’s no food or income’: CT communities facing hunger plea for help
Organisations across Cape Town are working hard delivering food parcels to people struggling to survive during the lockdown but there's only so much they could do.
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ANALYSIS: Gaps in SA’s relief scheme leave some workers with no income
Some civil society organisations have highlighted how the COVID-19 relief scheme excludes the 3 million workers who are employed in the informal economy.
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Inside the six-month coronavirus grant
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that R50 billion will be directed towards relieving the plight of those most desperately affected by the coronavirus through a temporary 6-month grant.
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COVID-19 Situation Desk - 21 April 2020 PM
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Ramaphosa announces R500 billion economic stimulus package
Following the coronavirus outbreak, which forced many countries including South Africa into lockdowns, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced plans to assist the country's citizens and its economy.
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Sassa introduces new dates for elderly, disability grants
The agency has now instituted a payment file system that will only allow payments to the elderly on the 4th and 5th of each month and then only open from the 6th for other beneficiaries.
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Social grants to be paid out earlier in May
The long queues seen during the last round of payments has compelled the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to change dates for some categories of recipients.
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Two elderly people die while collecting their grants
Recipients have been receiving their grants early this month to help them cope with the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Zulu: Day one of social grant payouts going smoothly
Several steps have been taken to ensure social distancing, with grocery trollies being placed between people to ensure a meter distance between those who queue for grants.
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Here's all the social grant increases for 2020
Over 18 million South Africans rely on social grants. The Finance Minister said the number of social grant beneficiaries was expected to increase to 19 million by next year.
