social grants
social grants
social grants
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Final hours to switch SASSA gold cards as deadline expires tonight
Social grant beneficiaries have until midnight tonight to replace their SASSA gold cards or risk losing access to payments.
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Time running out for SASSA beneficiaries to replace gold cards
Social grant beneficiaries have less than a week to replace SASSA gold cards with Postbank black cards before the 31 August deadline.
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Four in 10 South Africans rely on government grants to survive
New research reveals 40% of South Africans depend on social grants, with Child Support and SRD grants dominating the system.
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1 000 contract workers to tackle long queues at SASSA offices
Government recruits 1 000 contract workers to reduce SASSA queues while targeting 350 000 grant reviews to combat fraud and save R1,5 billion.
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Social grant payments will continue uninterrupted, minister assures beneficiaries
South Africa’s newly appointed minister of social development has moved to calm concerns among grant beneficiaries, assuring them that monthly payments will not be affected by the transition to a…
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Here’s the Sassa grant payment schedule for 2026/27
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has published the official payment schedule for social grants covering the 2026/27 financial year.
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Budget 2026: Tax relief for savers and increased social grants as government spends R2.67 trillion
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a R2.67 trillion budget for the 2026/27 financial year on 25 February, delivering inflation-linked increases to social grants whilst avoiding broad-based tax hikes.
