Tag: Social Grants
Weak Identity Verification is the Achilles’ Heel of South Africa’s Financial Security
A recent security review of South Africa's Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant program, overseen by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), uncovered...
SA has less than 7.5m personal income taxpayers collectively supporting 28 million grant recipients
That’s according to recent media reports that juxtapose grant figures contained in the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) latest annual report, against income...
Budget 2024 reactions
Frank Blackmore, Lead economist at KPMG
On the surface of it, it seemed as if this 2024 budget covered a lot of the bases, which...
Sassa pens contract with SAPO as it takes over social grant payments
CAPE TOWN - More than 60% of the country’s 10.9 million social grants beneficiaries will receive their money through the Post Office this month.
The Social...
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