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

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

  1. Social Assistance Act 59 of 1992 enacted

    Labels: Social Assistance
  2. Old-age pension levels equalized across races

    Labels: Old-age pension
  3. Lund Committee highlights pension’s household role

    Labels: Lund Committee
  4. Constitution creates a right to social assistance

    Labels: South African
  5. White Paper endorses developmental social welfare approach

    Labels: White Paper
  6. Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004 modernizes grant system

    Labels: Social Assistance
  7. Constitutional Court extends grants to permanent residents

    Labels: Khosa v
  8. SASSA created to centralize social grant administration

    Labels: SASSA
  9. Social Assistance Act takes broad effect

    Labels: Social Assistance
  10. Older Persons Act establishes protection framework

    Labels: Older Persons
  11. Male eligibility age begins phased reduction

    Labels: Eligibility age
  12. Male eligibility age reduced further to 61

    Labels: Eligibility age
  13. Eligibility age equalized at 60 for men and women

    Labels: Eligibility age
  14. Older Persons Act comes into force

    Labels: Older Persons
  15. Chapter 4 of Social Assistance Act commences

    Labels: Social Assistance
  16. Older Persons Amendment Act signed and gazetted

    Labels: Older Persons