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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
The facts - at the start and end of your working day. #COVID-19SA #COVID-19 #Coronavirus #lockdownSouthAfrica
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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.
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The never-ending cycle of problems for Sassa beneficiaries
A new study has found that the decommissioning of Sassa’s pay point has had a negative impact on social grant recipients. The Black Sash and Sassa weigh in.
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Cost of accessing social grants has increased - study
The research, conducted by the Black Sash and the University of the Western Cape (UWC), established that the cost of accessing grants had increased for all beneficiaries.
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Post Office: R14m lost through Sassa card fraud since January
It said the contactless function on the cards, which were issued by the South African Social Security Agency, was abused by people who withdrew more than the limit of R200.
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Social grants second-most important source of income in SA – Stats SA
Over 17 million South Africans rely on social welfare grants from the state.
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Grant for pensioners to increase to at least R1,780 monthly
The foster care grant goes up to R1,000 a month while the child support grant will increase to R420 in April, and further to R430 by October.
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#Budget2019 What can grant beneficiaries expect?
Social grant beneficiaries can look forward to an increase in their payouts thanks to the 2019 Budget allocation from Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.
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Sassa reveals spike in robberies at pay points since switch to Post Office
Sassa has told Parliament’s social development committee on Thursday that making payments to the country’s 10 million beneficiaries this month, has not been without teething problems.
