US EditionWill SASSA old age grants be increased or doubled? Government responds
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Will SASSA old age grants be increased or doubled? Government responds
The Department of Social Development (DSD) has officially confirmed that SASSA pension grants will not be doubled, despite mounting public pressure and growing economic hardship faced by millions of elderly South Africans. Responding to widespread calls for the older persons’ grant to be increased to R5,000 per month, DSD officials told Parliament this week that while the appeal is understandable, such a move is “financially unfeasible.” “R2 300…
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