By Ragheema Mclean Human rights organization Black Sash has called on the government to adjust social grants to ensure that basic needs of its recipients are met. This comes after, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a R20 increase in the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant from R350 to R370.[…]
By Ragheema Mclean The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is facing a crisis as it is alleged that around 150,000 beneficiaries have been affected by recent payment delays. These payment delays meant that thousands of financially vulnerable people did not receive any financial support for the first month of the year. Sassa[…]
Human rights organisation Black Sash said it expects an even more difficult January for social grant beneficiaries as the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has skipped out on payments, again. It’s understood that 150,000 social grant beneficiaries did not receive their SASSA grant payments in January. The agency has[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis Human rights advocacy group, the Black Sash Trust, is taking government to court over the R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant regulations. Black Sash, alongside other humanitarian organizations, approached the Pretoria High Court to challenge the Department of Social Development’s “means test” for applicants applying for[…]
Black Sash says its gravely concerned that the conditions at some SASSA and Post office branches could further the spread of COVID-19 to vulnerable communities. Yesterday, was the first social grant payment cycle since South Africa’s 21-day nationwide lockdown came into effect. Yesterday, the majority of grant beneficiaries were left[…]
By Anees Teladia While petrol price increases continue to drown the South African people, the effects thereof are further reaching than many might consider. The Black Sash advocacy group has come out to highlight these far-reaching effects and seeks to pressure government into making some changes that the group believes[…]
Activist group Black Sash said the increases of 4.7 per cent for old age grants and 4.8 per cent for child support grants does not take account the inflation rate of 5.2 per cent year on year as at 31 December. Black Sash National advocacy Manger Hoodah Abrahams Fayker said[…]
The NGO, Black Sash says it will continue fighting for the rights of the poor following the ruling of the High Court in Pretoria which allows deductions from social grants recipients. The court ruled that amendments to regulations governing the payment of social grants should not prevent deductions from being[…]
Sassa and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) must continue paying social grants until another entity which can do so is found, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday. The declaration of the invalidity of the previous contract between the SA Social Security Agency and CPS would be suspended for 12 months, Justice Johan[…]
The Constitutional Court will hand down the much anticipated judgment in the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) matter on Friday. The judgment is expected to be handed down at 10:00. On Wednesday the court heard an application by the Black Sash for an order that it exercise supervisory jurisdiction[…]
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