SASSA: R1.28bn in social grants paid to qualifying foreign nationals in 2025/26
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A parliamentary reply indicates that qualifying foreign nationals were paid an estimated R1.28bn in social grants for 2025/26. Permanent residents made up the majority of the recipients for these payments.
Permanent residents accounted for most of the estimated R1.28bn paid to qualifying foreign nationals in 2025/26, according to a parliamentary reply.