SASSA raised Child Support Grant income limits to R5,800 (single) and R11,600 (married) for August 2026. Full breakdown of all three Children’s Grants, the same-day approval claim, and how to apply.
Read MorePensioners want SASSA to scrap its shifting payment dates and fix them to the 1st. Here’s why the date moves every month, what it’s already cost one pensioner, and where beneficiaries themselves disagree on the fix.
Read MoreSASSA has officially confirmed all grant payment dates for August 2026. Older Persons Grant: 4 August, Disability Grant: 5 August, Children’s Grants: 6 August, new fourth payment day for reviews: 7 August, SRD R370: 24–30 August. Full guide covering grant amounts, eligibility, how to check your payment status, and the final Postbank Gold Card deadline.
Read MoreMinister Dina Pule says SASSA will review over 350,000 grants in 2026/27 to save R1.5bn. Full breakdown of last year’s numbers, the queue-fixing hiring plan, and what it means if you receive a SASSA grant.
Read MoreA court ruled SASSA’s R370 SRD grant rules were built to deliberately exclude eligible people, not just prevent fraud. The appeal is heard 25 August 2026. What the ruling found, why government disagrees, and what’s at stake for up to 18 million people.
Read MoreSASSA has checked 6 million bank accounts and 8 million credit records. What actually triggers a grant review flag, the public backlash over how sensitive it is, and why August brings the fourth payment day and the Black Card deadline together.
Read MoreSASSA dismissed 14 Eastern Cape officials for grant fraud, with 11 more facing hearings and cases referred to police. How the fraud worked, what biometric verification is built to stop, and the national numbers behind it.
Read MoreA SASSA pensioner wants fortnightly payments and a fixed 1st-of-month date. We checked her proposals against SASSA’s actual system, Australia’s and the UK’s pension models, and what a R5,000 grant would really cost.
Read MoreNew Social Development Minister Dina Pule promises uninterrupted SASSA grant payments through the Gold Card to Black Card switch. Full deadline details, the review process behind it, and the controversy surrounding her appointment.
Read MoreSASSA has confirmed August 2026 payment dates, including a fourth payment day for beneficiaries flagged for grant reviews or eLife Certification. Full schedule, what the fourth day means, and why SASSA is tightening reviews now.
Read More