This week the agency released details about Christmas SRD payments in 2024, and we have the final pay dates of the year for you. Established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is disbursed by the South African Social Security Agency and goes exclusively to those with financial means … Read more
Is SASSA acting unconstitutionally regarding the increased denial rate for South Africa Social Security Agency grants? Well, two social justice organisations, #PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), believe so. And they will pose the question of SASSA acting unconstitutionally on Tuesday 29 October 2024 to the Pretoria High Court, reports GroundUp. Their application … Read more
There’s trouble on the horizon for the R370 October SASSA SRD grant. As The South African reported last week, only one-third of Social Relief of Distress (SRD) applications were successful last month. Of the 17-million applications made to the South African Social Security Agency SRD portal, just 7 million were approved. But why? R370 OCTOBER SASSA … Read more
SASSA grant beneficiaries have received a R50 billion shot in the arm courtesy of the National Treasury. The South African Social Security Agency needs more funding to initiate higher payouts for SASSA grant beneficiaries. Plus, there’s a major push to transform the current Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant into Universal Basic Income Grant (BIG) by … 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
Here’s some important information to help you check your SASSA SRD grant status. As 2023 draws to a close and we ready ourselves for 2024, millions will apply for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. TRENDING: Important INFO on how to appeal a declined SASSA application Set in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, the … Read more
