Finance minister Enoch Godongwana will propose that the Covid-19 social relief of distress grant be terminated and replaced with a ‘family grant’, the City Press reports.
The new grant, set to be outlined in Godongwana’s first medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on 11 November, would only be given to the head of a family household instead of individuals.
However, the implementation of this new grant is reported to be a point of contention between Godongwana and president Cyril Ramaphosa, as it would exclude most of those who currently qualify for the R350 social relief of distress grant – a temporary provision […]
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