The stipulation for the first month of the year has been declared by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), through the payment schedule for January 2026, and specifies when certain beneficiaries will receive their social grants at the start of the year. Such beneficiaries fall under Social Grants-Older Persons, Disability, and Children Grants-and CR-19 … Read more
South Africa is seeing retirement age expectations and policies evolve considerably in 2026. As economic difficulties endure an increasing life expectancy and concerns of funding sustainability, both at public pension funds or at private employers, the retirement age is being reconsidered. The pensions and retirement access space is witnessing a profound transformation with echoes for … Read more
In 2026, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) confirms the dual dates for paying social grants. It offers crystal-clear clarity for the beneficiaries to plan out their year financially. All the major social grants like Older Persons Grant, Disability Grant, and Children’s Grants are given the aforementioned scheduled dates. Knowing the payment calendar prepares … Read more
It is specified for the criteria set by the relevant authorities for those who are eligible for the R1,050 increase. Generally, eligibility for the amount is dependent on income thresholds, employment status, and other support measures one may be already receiving. Beneficiaries who are presently on assistance need not make a new application; those beneficiaries … Read more
It is specified for the criteria set by the relevant authorities for those who are eligible for the R1,050 increase. Generally, eligibility for the amount is dependent on income thresholds, employment status, and other support measures one may be already receiving. Beneficiaries who are presently on assistance need not make a new application; those beneficiaries … Read more
The so-called closer-in-the-year-of-retirees to seventy-five raised the condition of his use-agent for qualitative attributes affecting retirement-at age sixty-five-for a season of relative hush; and slowly, over the past millennia, that connotation has faded from relevance. Economics, progress in human life expectancy, and changes in the communal understanding of work render old configurations of retirement essentially … Read more
South Africa is ready for an entire transformation of their retirement landscape when the Two-Pot retirement system gets implemented in 2026. This system is introduced too sideways with the long-run/short-run effects on retirement security grounds in favor of affording workers limited access to retirements while making “meaningful use of old-age funds.” The transformation is going … Read more
There is not much clarity on the precise date the vouchers will be available to monitor since the process remains open and SASSA can disburse the grant at any time on fixed orders. With the bulk of the nation’s restaurants shut down and social amenities largely shuttered, the race is on for those looking to … Read more
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has presented the grant disbursement calendar for February 2026, which should enable beneficiaries to have a clear picture of the payments they receive in terms of dates and release mechanisms. Given that a grant system covers millions of vulnerable South Africans for such basic amenities as food, transport, health … Read more
At least 2026 will kick off with smiles for the already weather-beaten social grant beneficiaries in South Africa, giving some cheer via the SASSA confirmation of a pension increment for 2026. This is specific to the Old Age Grant, contributing to older persons’ well-being with the little extra support they have when it comes to … Read more