With just over four weeks to go to General Elections, President Ramaphosa has dangled Universal Income Grant for South Africa, yet again. He addressed COSATU members at a Worker’s Day rally this week, reports Business Tech. In his address, he said a Universal Income Grant for South Africa would be ‘a victory for the country’s … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa started a furore earlier in the year when he suggested social grants after the 2024 General Election might simply go away if the ANC was not reelected. It was political shenaniganry of the highest order. Further bolstered by his party’s hasty increase to South African Social Security Agency SRD grants this April. … Read more
Do you know the next SASSA grant payment date? We’ve put together a useful and quick update on social grant payment dates. Get on the same page with everyone. Here’s when the first social grants will pay. SASSA: Which social grant pays first? SASSA have announced their social grant payment dates for April. The Older … Read more
The organisation opposing the adoption of the R370 SASSA SRD grant is the Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC). And it is calling on the Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu to ‘reject’ it outright. It calls the R20 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant increase ‘insulting’, reports Business Tech. Moreover, the UBIC says if the … Read more
Introduction of a Basic Income Grant in 2024 has been debated vigorously by government and economists for years now. On the one side you have the National Treasury saying such a grant administered by the South Africa Social Security Agency would cost billions more every year. TRENDING: WHO is ‘Tintswalo’ and is she living happily … Read more
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released the payment dates for the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant for January. R350 SRD GRANT PAYMENT DATES FOR JANUARY SASSA said beneficiaries who are approved for the month of December will be processed from 25 to 31 January 2024. The agency said during the week beneficiaries are encouraged … Read more
What recourse do you have if SASSA fraudsters hijack your cellphone number and attempt to reroute your monthly grant? As reported by GroundUp, Elizabeth Raiters from the social-grant helpdesk #PayTheGrants says they receive hundreds of similar complaints each month. TRENDING: WHY there’s an uncertain future for SASSA SRD Grants in 2024 The South African Social … Read more
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Mondli Gungubele, has detailed a multi-million-Rand cybersecurity plan to curb the looting of SASSA grants in 2024, reports SA Government News Agency. TRENDING: HOW a Basic Income Grant would boost SA’s economy in 2024 Following suspicions that money was missing from SASSA grant funds in 2023, the South African Social … Read more
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is in charge of administrating millions of social grants to those in need, including the Older Persons (Pensioners) Grant, the Disability Grant, and the R350 SRD Grant. ALSO READ: FAQ: Who really runs SASSA? But is the social grant agency prepared for January’s social grants after the year … Read more
The South African Social Security Agency has not made life easy for anyone who needs to replace a lost or stolen SASSA card. Earlier in the year, SASSA urged all grant recipients to replace expiring SASSA cards before 31 December 2023. TRENDING: SIGN a petition to bring the SASSA Basic Income Grant in 2024 Only … Read more
