The threshold to qualify for the R350 social relief of distress grant will be raised to R624 from the current R350, but the grant itself remains at R350.

The Northern Cape is using the power of sport to propel social development.

The Balelapa Household Profiling Project was launched on May 24 2010.

In 2010, SASSA received nearly 4.7 million applications for social grants.

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) manages a range of social grants that are disbursed nationwide monthly.

<b>Thandi Sibanyoni</b> said that most fraud cases are "related to private beneficiaries".

SASSA engages with citizens via media campaigns and mobile offices built into trucks that drive out to far-flung rural areas.

Millions of citizens receive social grants from the government but to cut out fraud all beneficiary cases face a review process.

<b>Bandile Maqetuka</b> believes that any citizen who applies for a social grant should "be treated with respect and dignity".

SASSA is currently responsible for the disbursement of 10.5 million grants to more than 15 million beneficiaries each month.

Social development month, an initiative of the department of social development, will focus on enhancing access to basic services.

Social Development Month will be launched in Mokgophong, Limpopo province, on October 4.