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Free State pensioner reveals the monthly gap his SASSA grant can’t close

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Free State pensioner reveals the monthly gap his SASSA grant can’t close
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Benjamin Skele never has to chase his SASSA payment. The Free State pensioner receives his Older Person’s Grant directly into his TymeBank account every month, and he rates SASSA’s communication with recipients highly. Yet a smooth payment system has not solved his biggest problem.



Skele, who is in his early sixties, has collected the Older Person’s Grant for three years. He lives alone in government-subsidised housing, and nobody else depends on his income. He told The Sout

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