Social grant recipients waiting in line outside the main post office in the Pietermaritzburg CBD. Delays with the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant payments are expected in August, says Sassa.
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu gazetted new regulations raising the income threshold for the means test from R350 to R624 per month.
The department had proposed that the "Covid" grant continues while legislative matters are ironed out for a basic income support. Get the biggest business stories emailed to you every weekday, or go to the Fin24 front page . Beneficiaries of the R350 […]
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