Social Relief of Distress Grant is extended, while basic income support is still on the table

Social Relief of Distress Grant is extended, while basic income support is still on the table

Citizens queue for Social Relief of Distress grants at Maponya Mall in Soweto on 3 September 2021. (Photo: Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi) President Cyril Ramaphosa did not disappoint those who were waiting to hear more about the proposal of basic income support when he delivered his State of the Nation Address last night.

The R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant will be extended for another year until the end of March 2023. Ramaphosa hailed the South African social protection system as one of the greatest achievements of the democratic government, reaching 18 million people each month.

“Since the onset of Covid-19 […]

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