Editorial Policy
We publish one type of article: information South Africans need to navigate SASSA grants without confusion. That sounds simple. In practice it means we decline to publish anything we cannot verify, we correct mistakes quickly and openly, and we never accept payment to slant coverage. This page explains how that works.
Who Writes and Edits This Site
StatusSASSACheck is an independent South African information website. We are not affiliated with SASSA, the Department of Social Development, or any government department. We have no commercial relationship with SASSA or with any third party that processes grants on their behalf.
Our primary author and editor is Naledi Dlamini, who researches and verifies all content against primary sources before publication. Secondary sources are only used when primary documentation is unavailable or requires contextual explanation.
Where Our Information Comes From
Every factual claim on this site is sourced. We do not paraphrase social media posts, quote WhatsApp forwards, or publish information that cannot be traced to an official document or a named spokesperson. The three types of sources we use:
Official Government Sources
SASSA press releases, sassa.gov.za, srd.sassa.gov.za, National Treasury budget documents, parliamentary statements, and Department of Social Development announcements.
Verified News Reporting
Articles from established South African news outlets where the original claim traces back to an official source. We link to the original, not the secondary report.
Legal and Policy Documents
Social Assistance Act, SASSA regulations, ITSAA tribunal guidance, and Constitutional Court rulings where they affect eligibility or appeals.
How We Verify Content Before Publishing
Grant amounts, payment dates, and eligibility rules change. What was accurate in April may be wrong by October. Our verification process is designed around that reality.
Source identification
Before writing begins, the primary source for every key claim is identified and linked. If a primary source does not exist for a claim, the claim is not published.
Cross-reference check
Payment dates, grant amounts, and eligibility thresholds are checked against at least two independent official sources before going live. A single press release is not enough for financial figures.
Date and version check
We confirm the source document is the most recent version. SASSA policy documents are sometimes superseded without a public announcement. We check the document date, not just the content.
Editorial review
All content is reviewed before publication for factual accuracy, clarity, and compliance with our independence policy. Articles that fail this check are held until the issues are resolved.
Post-publication monitoring
We monitor for SASSA policy changes, budget updates, and court rulings that could affect published content. When something changes, we update the relevant page and note the date of the update.
What Happens When We Get Something Wrong
We will get things wrong occasionally. SASSA changes policy without notice, dates shift, amounts are revised. When that happens we fix the article as quickly as possible and note the correction at the top of the page with a date.
We do not delete incorrect information silently. We do not rewrite articles without disclosure. If a correction changes the substance of an article, we say so explicitly.
Report an error
If you find information on this site that you believe is incorrect, out of date, or misleading, please email us at admin@statussassacheck.co.za with the page URL and the specific claim you believe is wrong. We review every report and respond within two business days.
We take correction requests seriously. Most errors on sites like ours come from SASSA changing something without announcement. If that is the case, we want to know.
What We Do Not Publish
Unverified social media claims. WhatsApp forwards about new grants, unofficial payment date announcements, and screenshots from unverified accounts are not sources. We wait for official confirmation.
Speculative eligibility advice. If SASSA has not confirmed a policy change, we say so. We do not speculate about what SASSA might do and present it as likely fact.
Paid content. We do not accept payment to publish articles, change coverage, or promote any product or service. All advertising on this site is served through Google AdSense automatically, with no editorial involvement from us.
Personally identifiable information. We do not publish details about individual grant beneficiaries, case outcomes, or personal information of any kind.
Keeping Content Up to Date
SASSA grant information has a short shelf life. Payment dates are confirmed monthly. Grant amounts change every April. Eligibility thresholds shift when budgets are revised. We update pages when the underlying facts change, not on a fixed schedule.
Every page on this site shows the date it was last modified. If you are checking payment dates or grant amounts, always confirm the last-modified date before acting on the information. If a page has not been updated recently, check the official SASSA portal for the most current figures.
For time-sensitive matters, the official sources are always: srd.sassa.gov.za for SRD grant status and payment dates, and sassa.gov.za for policy and permanent grant information.
Independence Statement
StatusSASSACheck operates independently of SASSA, the South African government, and any commercial entity with a financial interest in grant outcomes. We receive no funding from SASSA, no government grants, and no payments from third parties in exchange for coverage.
Revenue comes from display advertising served by Google AdSense. Advertisers have no influence over editorial content. No article on this site has ever been written, altered, or removed because of advertising considerations.
Questions about this policy can be directed to admin@statussassacheck.co.za.