‘It remains R2400’: Pensioners split over their own fortnightly pay idea
The South African | 18.07.2026 13:05
Amid growing pressure for a better deal on the Older Persons Grant, some beneficiaries have begun pushing for a change SASSA hasn’t proposed: splitting the R2 400 monthly payout into two fortnightly instalments. But rather than uniting frustrated pensioners, the idea has exposed a rift over whether it would help at all.
