# SASSA grant suspensions to BITE hard in 2027

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 … SASSA GRANT SUSPENSIONS TO BITE HARD IN 2027 South African Social Security Agency spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi confirmed the followin

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