SASSA grant suspensions to BITE hard in 2027

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Godongwana’s MTBPS confirms increased spending till 2030 under tight scrutiny of SASSA grant suspensions; which peaked at 620 per day …

0 There have been more than 620 SASSA grant suspensions per day over the last three months, confirms the agency. Image: File All beneficiaries of social welfare better be ready for increased SASSA grant suspensions from now into 2027. That was the message in Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s MTBPS on 21 October.

In it he not only confirmed the R370 SRD grant will be extended to March 2028 expiry, but that SASSA grant suspensions need to increase in scale and ferocity. Moreover, the National Treasury is counting on those tighter verifications to save money and pay beneficiaries …

South African Social Security Agency spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi confirmed the following figures for recent SASSA grant suspensions:

SASSA checks bank statements submitted when you apply against credit bureau data and other government records. Problems arise, Letsatsi says, when someone shows no income to SASSA but a flow of income is evident when applying for credit, for example.

A family member might send a one-off. payment for renovations or medical costs, for example, without the beneficiary earning a regular income. “We don’t just abruptly wake up and cancel your grant,” he said, adding that payments are delayed over successive months so beneficiaries have time to notice and respond before SASSA grant suspensions move forward.

But what do you think? Do you think SASSA grant suspensions will ease or get worse in 2027? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below …

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