Govt wants to replace R350 SRD grant with Basic Income Grant – Zulu

Govt wants to replace R350 SRD grant with Basic Income Grant – Zulu

Lindiwe Zulu. Image credit: Twitter/Dept of Social Development The government is re-considering implementing a Basic Income Grant (BIG) to replace the COVID-19 R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has said.

The R350 SRD was introduced in April last year to cushion society’s most vulnerable from the impact of COVID-19. It is however set to end in April after being extended twice. Basic Income Grant ‘not about politics’

Speaking during a virtual mini-plenary debate in Parliament on Friday (12 March), Zulu said the BIG is not about playing politics, but is about responding to the […]

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