Sassa grants in South Africa EP08
Millions of people rely on grants from the South African Social Security Agency ...— SASSA — just to get by. From the elderly to caregivers, to the unemployed scraping through on the R370 SRD grant.
The cost of living has skyrocketed — food, transport, electricity — everything costs more. Yet grants haven’t kept up. The SRD grant? Still stuck way below the poverty line. The old age grant barely covers basic needs.
In this episode, we look at the impact of low grants on real lives and what needs to change to make social security truly just.Show More
Sassa grants in South Africa EP08
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