The agency urges financially distressed parents to seek support through June 2025 SASSA Childcare grants. Here’s how it works ...

After a lengthy delay this month, June 2025 SASSA Old-Age Grants promise to be far smoother, with disbursement just weeks ...

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The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant provided by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) continues to be a vital support system for millions of unemployed and financially vulnerable ...

forms part of Sassa’s efforts to enhance the security, accuracy, and efficiency of its systems, and to protect the integrity of the country’s social grant system. All new applicants who do not ...

This grant is available to students with disabilities for each year of study. You can apply at the same time as you apply for student aid with your province or territory. Note: This grant is not ...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has encouraged all Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant beneficiaries to ensure that they do an identity verification. In a statement issued on Friday ...

Millions have been approved for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant in April 2025. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) began processing SRD ... Relief of Distress (SRD), in its ...

However, at this stage, it’s too early to tell if SASSA and the VAT freeze will lead to reversed grant increases in 2025. Our instinct on the matter is that it’s too late to reverse April 2025 ...

Representatives of six Southwestern Tribes have formed a coalition to defend Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah against threats that include cuts to its size by the Trump ...

NATIONAL NEWS - The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will be implementing new security checks for grant recipients starting next month. Those using alternate forms of identification to ...

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will be implementing new security checks for grant recipients starting next month. Those using alternate forms of identification to collect their ...