Social Grants Unpaid as Beneficiaries Struggle with Sassa’s Online Verification System

Social grants unpaid as beneficiaries struggle with Sassa’s online verification system

Activists say they get dozens of complaints weekly about the SA Social Security Agency’s online verification process.

South Africa: Social Grants Go Unpaid As Beneficiaries Struggle With Sassa's System

Activists say they get dozens of complaints weekly about the online verification process

Social grants go unpaid as beneficiaries struggle with SASSA’s system

Activists say they get dozens of complaints weekly about the online verification process

Sassa fraud gang gets bail after stealing R260-million from poor

By Doreen Mokgolo Ten suspects accused of defrauding Sassa of R260-million granted bail between R10,000 and R30,000 each. Seven Sassa workers allegedly created fake beneficiary profiles to steal money meant for poor and vulnerable people. Ten people accused of stealing R260-million from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) have been granted bail of between R10,000 and R30,000 by Lensia Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Accused number…

Social grants go unpaid as beneficiaries struggle with Sassa’s system

Many recipients of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant say they are battling with SASSA’s online verification system. Archive photo: Ashraf HendricksActivists say they get dozens of complaints weekly about the online verification process. Read more...