‘Time fathers paid maintenance’: Backlash over SASSA Children’s Grants
· The South African
Not everyone reacting to the SASSA Children’s Grants amendments wants stricter limits; some want the system to look harder at who actually needs help and who should be paying instead.
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Commenter Sandi Rogers said she understood the need for a grant in cases where a father cannot find work or has passed away, but suggested that food parcels, medical assistance and free schooling support might be more effective than a blanket cash grant.
Coreen Isabella Kruger echoed the call for closer scrutiny, arguing that SASSA should check household income and individual circumstances before making decisions, pointing out that some fathers who do work still can’t cope with low wages, while some mothers have lost jobs or husbands and are genuinely struggling.
Fathers in the spotlight
Virginia Olieslager February took a more direct line, saying it’s time fathers of these children start paying maintenance, placing responsibility back on absent parents rather than the state.
Meanwhile, Bee Fuze summed up growing frustration with a blunt question: where do people sign to stop the grants system, “with immediate effect.
Together, the comments reflect a public that isn’t simply anti-Children’s Grants but increasingly wants a system that properly verifies need and holds absent parents accountable, rather than one that relies purely on monthly cash payments.
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