Deputy President Paul Mashatile said they will look at the value of the SRD grant. Kopano Tlape/GCIS Deputy President Paul Mashatile says government may review the value of the Social Relief of Distress grant after concerns were raised that it was not in line with inflation.
Unions, civil society and political parties have proposed different amounts for a basic income grant ranging from R650 to R1,400, but there is almost universal agreement that the R350 that was paid to over eight million unemployed South Africans was not enough to meet the rising cost of living.
The government has been disbursing SRD […]
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