South Africa: Social Grants Being Illegally Deducted Before Reaching Recipients

Human rights advocacy NGO, Black Sash, have launched a country-wide campaign in a bid to stop illegal debt deductions from the grants of South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries.

The "Hands off the Social Grants" campaign was started in November last year following complaints from beneficiaries.

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