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Two South African insurance giants collect 87% of all funeral policy premiums deducted directly from pension and disability grants paid out by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 2 hours

Sassa recipients asked to comply with social grant review requests

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa recipients asked to comply with social grant review requests

18 Feb 2026

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Marecia Damons 6 Feb 2026

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa issues urgent warning against illegal social grant deductions

15 Aug 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa warns comply with review or lose your grant

14 Jul 2025

The Department of Social Development is proposing changes to the Social Assistance Act, including removing questions about the income of applicants for the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa/GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Marecia Damons 9 Apr 2025

Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Marecia Damons 24 Jan 2025

NCOP passes Social Assistance Amendment Bill

Legislation & Regulation

NCOP passes Social Assistance Amendment Bill

23 Oct 2020

High Court issues declaratory order in favour of Net1

Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court issues declaratory order in favour of Net1

10 May 2017

Children's grants can't fund funeral policies

Insurance & Actuarial

Children's grants can't fund funeral policies

27 May 2016

Landmark ruling on social grants may open tenders to scrutiny

Administration

Landmark ruling on social grants may open tenders to scrutiny

Franny Rabkin 23 Apr 2014