The R350 grant demonstrated the need for social assistance by unemployed individuals between the age of 18 and 59 years old. The department responsible for social support is looking at ways this vulnerable group can continue being supported.
South Africa’s alarmingly high unemployment rate, coupled with the high uptake of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, is evidence that there is a lack of social protection available to individuals between the age of 18 and 59 years old.
While the SRD is recognised as a crucial support mechanism for unemployed adults of working age, this intervention is temporary and the […]
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