News of the return of the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant has been widely welcomed by civil society organisations, but the focus has now moved to whether the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) will be able to deliver sufficiently.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last week that the grant would return and end in March 2022. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said R27 billion had been allocated for the reintroduction of the grant scheme introduced in March last year.
More than 5 million unemployed individuals have benefited from the grant.However, there were many concerns as to how the Department of Social […]
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