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People queue for the R350 grant payment at the Braamfontein post office in Johannesburg. File photo.Image: ANTONIO MUCHAVE

‘New dates for social grants are not for the R350 grant’ — Sassa clears up confusion

The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has clarified that the new payment dates for social grants do not include the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant. The agency announced from next month social grants will be paid from the…

Social grants: Here are SASSA payment dates for November 2021

The schedule for social grants SASSA payment dates for November 2021 is now available, including for disability, older persons and all other grants. Given the social distancing requirements aimed at curbing COVID-19 infections, the SA…

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his Sona on Thursday night.Image: Esa Alexander

Sighs of relief as Cyril Ramaphosa says R350 and TERS grants will be extended

Millions of needy South Africans who were benefiting from the monthly special Covid-19 social relief of distress grant of R350 can breathe a sigh of relief. This is after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced that the grant…

Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu has come under fire after police used water cannons on social grant applicants during her visit last week to a Sassa office in Cape Town. File photo.Image: Linda Mthombeni

Minister Lindiwe Zulu promises outstanding Covid relief grants will be paid on time

The R350 Covid-19 relief grant is due to expire on October 15. Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu has vowed that outstanding R350 Covid relief grants will be paid to approved applicants even though the grant is ending. The R350…

UIF applicants queue at the department of labour in Randburg to get financial relief during the Covid-19 pandemic. File imageImage: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times

Yet another snag for Covid-19 Ters relief payments

Payments of new and outstanding applications for the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/ Employee Relief (Ters) Scheme benefits have temporarily been halted yet again for the labour department and Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to improve…

Aggrieved R350 relief grant applicants ‘feel let down’ by Sassa

Many people who applied to receive a R350 grant have been left disappointed after the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) declined millions of applications for the Covid-19 relief grant. The R350 grant is meant for unemployed citizens and…