{
  "id": 6737712,
  "title": "Pensioners call for R5 000 older persons grant as SASSA cites budget process",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/pensioners-call-for-r5-000-older-persons-grant-as-sassa-cites-budget",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-09-11-pensioners-call-for-r5-000-older-persons-grant-as-sassa-cites-budget-process/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pensioners of South Africa says the grant should increase from R2 400 to R5 000 a month, while SASSA says any increase must follow the national budgeting process.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Sassa debunks fake R500 chronic illness grant message",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/sassa-debunks-fake-r500-chronic-illness-grant-message",
        "published": "2026-09-11T11:41:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}