The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed the payment schedule for six grant types for July 2026 and published the approved grant amounts. Who...
Many South Africans receiving SASSA pension grants say 2026 has been particularly hard. According to The South African, the year saw a minimal grant increase of...
The Department of Social Development (DSD) expects National Treasury to decide in July 2026 whether it will support a proposed Basic Income Support Grant (BIS) that...
A Western Cape pensioner who relies entirely on the SASSA Old Age Grant says the current payment of R2 400 a month is insufficient and is...
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will pay out July social grants during the first and second week of the month, the agency said. The...
Postbank has opened extra weekend card‑replacement counters to help social‑grant beneficiaries swap their Sassa gold cards for the newer black cards before the migration deadline, the...
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has reserved R77 million to bolster investigations into grant fraud and remove ineligible beneficiaries from the social grants system,...
National Treasury’s targeted savings programme has uncovered large-scale irregularities in South Africa’s social grant system, identifying R200 million in fraudulent or incorrect payments and flagging hundreds...
The South African reports that SASSA will begin the June 2026 payment cycle for older persons on Tuesday, 2 June. Older grant recipients are scheduled to...
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed its payment schedule for June 2026, rolling out social grant payments across three days at the start...