South Africa Older Persons Grant (social pension) (1993–present)

1. Social Assistance Act 59 of 1992 enacted

   May 6, 1992Labels: Social Assistance

   • LawLibrary
   • SA Gov

2. Old-age pension levels equalized across races

   Dec 1, 1993Labels: Old-age pension

   • CFI

3. Lund Committee highlights pension’s household role

   Aug 1, 1996Labels: Lund Committee

   • SA Gov

4. Constitution creates a right to social assistance

   Dec 4, 1996Labels: South African

   • LawLibrary

5. White Paper endorses developmental social welfare approach

   Aug 1, 1997Labels: White Paper

   • SA Gov

6. Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004 modernizes grant system

   Jan 1, 2004Labels: Social Assistance

   • SA Gov
   • LawLibrary

7. Constitutional Court extends grants to permanent residents

   Mar 4, 2004Labels: Khosa v

   • Wikipedia

8. SASSA created to centralize social grant administration

   Apr 1, 2005Labels: SASSA

   • Wikipedia
   • LawLibrary

9. Social Assistance Act takes broad effect

   Apr 1, 2006Labels: Social Assistance

   • SA Gov

10. Older Persons Act establishes protection framework

    Nov 2, 2006Labels: Older Persons

    • SA Gov
    • SAFLII

11. Male eligibility age begins phased reduction

    Apr 1, 2008Labels: Eligibility age

    • LawLibrary

12. Male eligibility age reduced further to 61

    Apr 1, 2009Labels: Eligibility age

    • LawLibrary

13. Eligibility age equalized at 60 for men and women

    Apr 1, 2010Labels: Eligibility age

    • LawLibrary
    • News24

14. Older Persons Act comes into force

    Apr 1, 2010Labels: Older Persons

    • SA Gov

15. Chapter 4 of Social Assistance Act commences

    Apr 1, 2021Labels: Social Assistance

    • SA Gov

16. Older Persons Amendment Act signed and gazetted

    Nov 6, 2025Labels: Older Persons

    • Tafta
    • SAFLII