Every day the South African Social Security Agency relies on a remarkable piece of information technology (IT) that’s more than 40-years old. The Social Pension Programme – or SOCPEN as it is known – has stood the test of time and still reliably delivers SASSA grants in 2025. Even if it’s on a much, much larger scale … Read more
Sadly, for SASSA grant increases in 2025, no news is bad news from the South African Social Security Agency. We’re already into the third week of the year, and there’s still no word on SASSA grant increases in 2025. This is despite the fact that increases in April 2025 are a mere ten-weeks away. If … Read more
Just three-and-a-bit weeks’ away from the next payment date, all SASSA Childcare Grants for January 2025 (there are three in total) are controlled by the South African Social Security Agency. Each month, millions in taxpayer money is set aside by the Department of Social Development (DSD) to help financially distressed families with minors to care … Read more
Beneficiaries have expressed anxiety over what will happen if they lose May 2024 SASSA Child Support grants. The South African Social Security Agency is set to disburse all childcare payments next week on Tuesday 7 May 2024. These include Child Support, Care Dependency and Foster Child, plus the Top-Up scheme for orphaned children we reported … Read more
Here you’ll find everything you need to know about securing a May 2024 SASSA child support grant. Often overlooked compared to SASSA Older Persons grants because the elderly are considered more vulnerable, child support plays a hugely important role in Mzansi. In fact, even UNICEF recently acknowledged it as an ‘important instrument of social protection … Read more
