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Parliamentarians have been inundated with frantic messages from social grant beneficiaries who cannot verify their grant ...
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Sassa has released its payment schedule for July 2025, with payments set to begin on 2 July. The South African Social ...
Social grant recipients, especially in rural areas, are facing significant challenges due to SASSA's new in-person ...
Paulnita Marais (EFF) criticised the verification process for disproportionately affecting rural households. She spoke about ...
SASSA has confirmed the July payment dates for grant recipients in Pretoria. You can collect your grants from next week.
Civil society organisation Black Sash has warned of the potentially devastating impact of SASSA’s new grant verification ...
The Department of Social Development, which oversees SASSA, has been allocated R285-billion for social grants in the 2025/26 year. This includes money for grant increases announced in April. However, ...
The new CEO of SASSA and the National Treasury are at loggerheads already over social grant reviews and verification processes ...
Members of Parliament have raised concerns over SASSA’s new grant verification process, which requires in-person reviews and ...
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