Social grants serve as a lifeline for millions of people living in South Africa. Here's when grant recipients will be paid their March 2026 grant payment.

The SA government has confirmed social grant increases for 2026, with rises of up to R85 per month while SRD stays at R370 ...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has explained how people whose R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant applications were declined can submit an appeal. The SRD grant, established ...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has explained why some individuals, despite being approved to receive the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, sometimes do not get paid. The SRD ...

Millions of South Africans who rely on social grants will see an increase in April 2026.

Most SASSA social grants are set to increase in the new financial year, Treasury has confirmed. Here are the confirmed increases.

SASSA confirms February SRD payment dates while the Department of Social Development dismisses false social media claims.

Two first year computer science students at Stellenbosch University claim to have discovered massive flaws in SASSA’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant system. When looking at the system they saw ...

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, announced that all social grants, excluding the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, will increase in the next financial year.imageAccording to ...

Beneficiaries of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant are struggling to access the grant because of failures in Sassa's online biometric verification system. Many have to verify ...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says it’s whittling down the number of identity fraud cases as it attempts to root out corruption of the R370 social relief of distress (SRD) grant.