Civil society calls for Basic Income Grant in wake of R350 grant extension

Civil society calls for Basic Income Grant in wake of R350 grant extension

Civil society calls for Basic Income Grant in wake of R350 grant extension Africa-Press – South-Africa. Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s extension of the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant by an extra year to March 2023, has been welcomed by the Black Sash.

During his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday, Ramaphosa said that during this time, the government would engage in broad consultations and technical work to identify the best options to replace the grant.

“Any future support must pass the test of affordability, and must not come at the expense of basic services or at […]

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