The government will extend the social relief of distress grant until 2025. Photo: Pieter Bauermeister/AFP he government will extend the social relief of distress grant until 2025, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Wednesday in the medium-term budget policy statement.
The document confirmed that the state has not found a long-term solution to funding the R350 grant, which was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to provide relief to poor households while the country was under lockdown.
“No policy decisions have yet been made on the grant and no funding solution has been agreed to.”President Cyril Ramaphosa hinted ahead of the MTBPS […]
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