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Loraine Karam, a Gauteng resident in her retirement years, ticks the boxes many would associate with financial stability. She owns her home outright and has no dependents beyond one other household member. Yet the SASSA Older Person’s Grant she has received for between three and five years, R2 400 a month, paid reliably into her…
South African pensioners voiced out their frustration after learning that this month’s SASSA Older Persons Grant would be paid on 2 September, rather than the first Tuesday of the month as usual. Facebook user Loraine Patricia Jones raised the issue directly, asking why the payment schedule had shifted and warning that the change would disrupt…
Fezile Mayekiso, a pensioner in her late sixties from the Western Cape, has been receiving the SASSA Older Persons’ Grant for between one and three years. Living in government-subsidised housing, she relies on the R2 400 monthly payment to support herself and one or two dependents, all while navigating South Africa’s rising cost of living….
As debate rages over whether SASSA grants can be increased, one commenter has put forward a practical alternative, arguing that subsidised services rather than direct cash increases could offer real relief to struggling beneficiaries. Facebook commenter Ronell Munro laid out why he believes further grant increases are unrealistic under the current tax system: “VAT and…
South Africans are speaking out about the daily struggle to survive on their SASSA Older Persons Grant, with many admitting they’ve resorted to skipping meals, eating mostly bread, and relying on soya mince to make it through the month. The comments flooded in after The South African reported on a pensioner who said her SASSA…
One comment cut through the noise of a recent SASSA discussion and set off a heated debate about fairness. Judi Black explained that she and others like her had paid taxes “for more than 65 years, all our working lives,” yet don’t qualify for a government pension because they contributed to a private pension fund…
The South African reported on a proposed move to fortnightly SASSA payments, sparking mixed reactions from beneficiaries on social media. Some were cautiously optimistic that a change in payment frequency could ease month-to-month cash flow struggles. Sharon Schroeder was among those hopefuls, writing: “Hi all, I think the fourth night is going to work well,…