The two women were actually directors of companies which received millions in tender payments while earning a SASSA grant.

One mother has spent the week making over 200 calls to the customer call centre in a bid to get her 12-year-old child’s social grant.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released the grant payment dates for November 2022.

SASSA took to social media to warn their clients about a fake message regarding a R700 grant application form circulating online.

The R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant is being extended for an additional year until March 2024, officials say.

SASSA has urged R350 grant beneficiaries to continue to verify their contact details and avoid a new scam circulating online…

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu gave an update on the special R350 grant, which is now received by over 7 million people monthly

Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Sisulu is calling on relatives who are caring for orphaned children to apply for the Top-Up.

SASSA said it was inundated with complaints from beneficiaries who could not process the EFT payment method.

SASSA has urged R350 SRD grant recipients to contact them if they receive an SMS about a mobile number change that they are unaware of.

Two former post office officials and their husbands were nabbed by the Hawks for siphoning money from SASSA.

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Have the R350 grants run their course? An ‘overstretched budget’ could force the ANC to make a very difficult decision soon.

SASSA has urged R350 SRD grant beneficiaries to avoid repeatedly changing their bank details on their website.

SASSA said it would withhold payments from grant applicants who received payments when they did not qualify until the ‘debt’ was recovered.

SASSA said the low number of approved applications for the R350 grant was “a cause for concern” on Thursday.

A new regulation requires R350 grant beneficiaries ‘not to unreasonably refuse to accept employment or educational opportunities.’

The single mother had to think out of the box and started a farm which employs 32 people. The farm was however swept by the KZN floods.

SASSA intends to help R350 grant beneficiaries find work through a partnership with the Departments of Public Works and Labour.

SASSA in KZN revealed that more than 38 600 grants have been suspended while over 78 000 still need to be reviewed.

The group of 31 ‘loan sharks’ allegedly took SASSA cards of beneficiaries after loaning them money but they were caught after a tip-off.

Following several proposals the ANC says the Basic Income Grant is on the cards and is just waiting for the Finance Minister to approve it.

SASSA in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has warned of a scam where fake officials are visiting households to change beneficiaries’ cards.

The Post Office still pays out pension, disability and children’s grants. All other grants will be paid after 4 August.

‘This correlates with the unemployment rate amongst youth which is approximately 63%,’ said SASSA.