Ukweyiswa ngo-R20: Kungani Ukwenyuswa kwe-SASSA ku-Budget ka-2026 Ngeke Kukusindise kuMthetho Omusha we-'Proof of Poverty'

Inkulumo yeSabelomali sikaZwelonke kaFebhuwari 2026 ilethe izindaba ezimbaxambili ezigidini zabaseNingizimu Afrika: ukwenyuswa okuncane kuka-R20 kwisibonelelo se-SRD, okusibeka ku-R390, kuhambisana nomthetho omusha onolaka we-‘Proof of Poverty’ (Ubufakazi Bo-bumpofu). Lolu shintsho lwenqubomgomo lusongela ukukhipha izinkulungwane zabantu ohlelweni, okwenza lokhu kwenyuswa okuncane kubukeke njengokweyiswa kunosizo njengoba izindleko zokuphila ziqhubeka nokukhuphuka.

Isabelomali sika-2026: Ukwenyuswa kuka-R20 noMthetho Omusha Onzima

Inkulumo yeSabelomali sikaZwelonke kaFebhuwari 2026 ishiye abantu abangu-8.8 million abancike kwisibonelelo se-SRD bezizwa benganakiwe. Ungqongqoshe wezeziMali ugcine ememezela ukwenyuswa kwesibonelelo obekulindelwe isikhathi eside, kodwa makuphunywe iqiniso: u-R20 nje kuphela. Lokhu kukhuphula inkokhelo yenyanga isuka ku-R370 iya ku-R390 kusukela ngo-April 2026. Nakuba yonke isenti eyengeziwe isiza, lokhu kwenyuka kuka-5.4% kuwubulima uma ubuka izindleko zezinto eNingizimu Afrika namuhla. Lowo R20 usuke usuphelile ungakawutholi nangenxa ye-‘Green Tax’ entsha ka-R2 kaphethiloli kanye nelofu yesinkwa esesibiza cishe u-R20 ezitolo eziningi.

Kodwa into ebuhlungu kakhulu bekungelona inani elincane. Bekuwugibe ofihliwe: ukulungiswa kabusha kwendlela i-SASSA enquma ngayo ukuthi ‘umpofu ngokwanele’ yini. Abagxeki bakubiza ngokuthi umthetho we-‘Proof of Poverty’, futhi kuwushintsho olukhulu endleleni uhulumeni asingatha ngayo usizo lwezenhlalakahle. Esikhundleni sokuzama ukusiza abantu abaningi ngangokunokwenele, bakha udonga lwedijithali lokugcina abantu bengaphandle. Lolu hlelo olusha lwenzelwe ukuqinisa imithetho yokufaneleka kangangokuthi nginovalo lokuthi izinkulungwane zabantu zizokhishwa ohlelweni ngokuphelele.

Ukuhlaziya uMthetho we-‘Proof of Poverty’: Kusho Ukuthini Lokhu?

Ukuhlolwa kwengcebo (means test) okusha kuthatha izinyathelo ezinzima kakhulu kunalokho esikubonile ngaphambili. Esikhathini esidlule, i-SASSA ibibuka kakhulu izinkokhelo ze-UIF noma imali eningi esemabhange. Lokho kuyashintsha. Ngokwemibhalo yoMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi (DSD), lolu hlelo olusha luqala ngo-April 2026 futhi luzobe lubhekisisa yonke into.

Okokuqala, i-SASSA isithola amandla okubona imininingwane yakho yasebhange ngaleso sikhathi (real-time). Ngeke nje babuke imali esele ekupheleni kwenyanga. Bazobe bebheka ukuthi imali ingena kangaki nokuthi ivumaphi. Uma umzala wakho ekuthumelela u-R100 we-e-wallet ukusiza ngogesi, uhlelo lungase lukubone lokho ’njengemali engenayo’ bese luyakuchitha. Okwesibili, baxhumana noMnyango Wezasekhaya kanye ne-SARS ukwakha umlando ogcwele wezezimali wawo wonke umuntu. Bafuna ukuthola noma yisiphi isizathu sokusho ukuthi awudingi usizo. I-Stats SA ithi udinga okungenani u-R760 ngenyanga wokudla kuphela, kodwa uhulumeni ukunika u-R390 bese usebenzisa amandla engeziwe ukuzama ukukuqeda ohlelweni.

Abasengcupheni: Obani Abazokhishelwa Ngaphandle Kwemithetho Emisha?

Nginovalo kakhulu ngabantu abasebenza emkhakheni ongahlelekile (informal economy). Uma unebhizinisi elincane eliseceleni noma umsebenzi ongajwayelekile, usebungozi obukhulu kulolu hlelo olusha lokuqinisekisa. Cabanga ngabantu abathengisa imifino emakhoneni, abaqoqa amaplastiki ukuze baphile, noma abenza izinwele emakhaya. Imali yabo iyashintshashintsha nsuku zonke. Bangase bafake imali encane ebhange ukuze nje ivoreke. I-algorithm entsha ngeke ikuqonde lokho. Izobona nje ‘ukufakwa kwemali njalo’ bese ikumaka njengomuntu onemali engenayo ezinzile.

Elinye iqembu elisengcupheni yilabo abathola usizo oluncane emindenini yabo. Lowo R200 othunyelwe ngezicathulo zesikole noma isaka lompfu kungaba yiyona nto eyenza ukuthi isibonelelo sakho sika-R390 sikhanselwe. Uhlelo alinandaba nendaba engemuva kwemali. Lubona nje ukuthi kube nokuthengiselana (transaction). Uma uchithwa, kumele ulwe. Umhlahlandlela wethu we-Appeals Guide uyachaza ukuthi ungakwenza kanjani lokho.

Logic kaHulumeni vs Intukuthelo yoMphakathi

Uhulumeni uthi kumele benze lokhu ukuze bamise inkohlakalo. Ungqongqoshe wezeziMali ukhulume kakhulu ’ngokuhlanganiswa kwezezimali’ kanye ’nokuqeda ukumosha’. Bathi kukhona izigebengu ezitshontsha izigidi zezinkulungwane kanti lolu hlelo olusezingeni eliphezulu luzoqinisekisa ukuthi abantu ‘abadinga ngempela’ kuphela abakhokhelwayo.

Kodwa uma ukhuluma nezinhlangano zomphakathi, zithukuthele kakhulu. Bakubiza lokhu ’njengempi yobuchwepheshe kwabampofu’. Futhi ngiyavuma. Njengoba kuno-Stage 8 load shedding nezintengo zokudla zibiza kakhulu, lesi isikhathi esibi kakhulu sokwenza kube nzima ukuthola usizo. Amaqembu afana ne-Black Sash aveze iqiniso elibuhlungu: kumuntu oyedwa ozama ukuqola uhlelo, mhlawumbe kukhona abantu abayishumi abadinga usizo ngempela abazobanjwa yileli netha ledijithali.

Uhlelo Lokuzivikela: Ungazilungiselela Kanjani Izinguquko ze-SASSA

Lokhu kubukeka kuthusa, kodwa awunawo amandla okuzivikela. Uma uncake kulesi sibonelelo, kumele uthathe izinyathelo ngaphambi kokuthi izinguquko zifike ngo-April 2026.

1. Bheka i-akhawunti yakho yasebhange: Qaphela kakhulu ukuthi yini engena kwi-akhawunti yakho. Uma umngane noma isihlobo sifuna ukukusiza, bacele ukuthi bakunike ukheshi uma kungenzeka.
2. Hlola amaphepha akho: Qiniseka ukuthi igama lakho, inombolo ye-ID, nenombolo yocingo kuyafana nse e-SASSA, ebhange lakho, naseMnyangweni Wezasekhaya.
3. Hlola isimo sakho njalo: Ungalindi i-SMS engase ingafiki. Zihlolele isimo sakho nyanga zonke. Sinomhlahlandlela obonisa ukuthi ukwenza kanjani lokho ekhasini lethu le-SRD R350 Status Check.
4. Gcina inombolo yakho yocingo isebenza: I-SASSA isebenzisa inombolo yakho ukukhuluma nawe. Uma ulahlekelwa yi-SIM card yakho, kumele ubazise ngokushesha.
5. Phikisa konke ukuchithwa: Uma uthola umyalezo othi ‘declined’, ungaphelelwa yithemba. Unelungelo lokudlulisa icala (appeal), ngokuvamile zingakapheli izinsuku ezingu-30 kuya kwezingu-90. Ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi uyazi ukuthi imali ifika nini, bheka ikhasi lethu le-Payment Dates.

FAQs

Liyini inani elisha elisemthethweni lesibonelelo se-SASSA SRD ngemuva kwe-Budget ka-2026?

Njengoba kumenyezelwe eSabelweni seMali sikaZwelonke sikaFebhuwari 2026, isibonelelo se-SRD sizokwenyuka ngo-R20, sisuka ku-R370 siye ku-R390 ngenyanga. Leli nani elisha lizoqala ukusebenza mhlaka-1 April 2026.

Iyini inqubo entsha ye-‘Proof of Poverty’ yezibonelelo ze-SASSA ngo-2026?

‘Proof of Poverty’ yigama elisetshenziswa abagxeki ukuchaza ukuhlolwa kwengcebo okusha nokuqinile okuzosetshenziswa yi-SASSA kusukela ngo-April 2026. Kubandakanya uhlelo lwedijithali oluzixhumanisa nemininingwane yasemabhange, eyasekhaya, ne-SARS ukuze kuqinisekiswe imali engenayo nezimpahla zomuntu.

Imithetho emisha ye-SASSA yokuhlolwa kwengcebo iqala nini?

Uhlelo olusha noluqinile lokuhlola luhlelelwe ukuqala kancane kancane mhlaka-1 April 2026. Abantu asebevele bethola isibonelelo bazophinde bahlolwe ngaphansi kwale mithetho emisha phakathi nonyaka.

Ngingalahlekelwa yisibonelelo sami sika-R390 ngenxa yemali ethunyelwe umndeni?

Yebo, ngaphansi kohlelo olusha, lokhu kuwubungozi obukhulu. Ukubhekwa kwama-akhawunti asebhange kuhlosiwe ukuthi kubambe yonke imali engena kuyona. Ngisho nezinkokhelo ezincane nezingajwayelekile ezivela emndenini zingase zithathwe njengomthombo wemali engenayo engamenyezelwe.

Ukwenyuswa kuka-R20 kwe-SASSA kuqhathaniswa kanjani nezindleko zokuphila ngo-2026?

Ukwenyuswa kuka-R20 kungaphansi kakhulu kwezinga lokukhuphuka kwentengo yokudla. I-Stats SA ibeka umugqa wobumpofu bokudla ku-R760 ngenyanga, okusho ukuthi isibonelelo sika-R390 simboza u-51% kuphela walokho okudingekayo ukuze umuntu aphile.