Sassa grant recipients will be happy to know their July 2025 payments will be available early in the month. To ensure a ...

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, ...

Paulnita Marais (EFF) criticised the verification process for disproportionately affecting rural households. She spoke about ...

SASSA says it has to implement its stringent verification process of social grant recipients or risk losing National Treasury ...

The annual rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased to 4.8% from 4.0% in April, the highest point since March 2024, when the rate was 5.1%.

Despite over four million young South Africans relying on the R370 Social Relief of Distress grant, systemic barriers continue to obstruct their access, raising urgent questions about the ...

Civil society groups confirm hundreds of applicants are unable to get past new SASSA grant identity verification protocols.