The SASSA has moved social protection towards a biometric verification framework across other types of support since it entails other biometric operations for preventing multiple instances of social grants. One example of this is expecting beneficiaries to alert the SASSA when they find out the other benefactor is alive. The utilization of biometric identification technology … Read more
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) confirmed the early 2026 grant payment dates and at the same time announced a significant increase in the grant payment amounts. This double announcement will provide millions of beneficiaries who rely on social grants to offset food, transport, utilities, and healthcare expenses with welcome hope and certainty. The newly … Read more
South Africa is preparing to implement changes to its retirement age policies in 2026, marking a significant shift in how retirees and future pensioners will plan their financial and professional futures. As life expectancy increases and economic pressures evolve, the government and retirement planners have reassessed traditional retirement norms to ensure sustainability and fairness in … Read more
For the month of January 2026, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) updated the amounts of social grants to ensure the works and social security payments were received in an appropriate and transparent manner. These updated amounts relate to social grants for the child support, old-age pensions, and disability grants as well as other … Read more
Great “Xmas baby boom” became vibrant discussion grounds for supporting families with new babies. The ninth of the month would stress the urgency with which intervention is needed to guarantee the very people so affected-by way of a maternal support grant somewhere in 2026. Thus, it would have one where the birth can be taken … Read more
Enabling a rive for which the completion of high-yield tertiary qualifying exams was suspended due to COVID-19, the government made available a study after and beyond any formative completion in qualifying apprenticeships to be gave all participants completing four months of the CVET PKG. This contest exceeds the legal obligations required for mandatory internships by … Read more
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has recently experienced payment delays, and this has affected expectant pensioners and other beneficiaries who rely on these critical income sources. Recipients who rely on the grants as timeously as possible to cover their expenses such as food, utilities, and medical costs face anxiety at their disbursement default. … Read more
The South African Social Security Agency has officially declared that all eligible disability grant recipients will earn a grant top‑up of an additional R1420 effective 05 January 2026. Persons with disabilities can now enjoy a bit of happiness, considering that they depend heavily on these grants to cater to their basic needs. This top‑up with … Read more
Care Dependency Grant of the 2026 financial year will be paid at an amount of R2310 each month. The fund is designed to provide support to the caregivers of those children or adults who are completely disabled and need full-time care. Furthermore, the program is initiated to assist these families with the burden that comes … Read more
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has indicated that the electricity prices are going to rise beginning January 2026, affecting consumers’ interest and electricity consumers throughout the region, and has expressed its view on the adjustment as an attempt to address various causes of the ever-increasing costs accompanying the generation of electricity, the … Read more