South Africa will spend more than R195 billion in the next year – paying 18 million grants a month

South Africa will spend more than R195 billion in the next year – paying 18 million grants a month

Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu says that her department has allocated R195.5 billion to the monthly payment of grants for the 2021/2022 financial year.

Presenting her departmental budget on Tuesday (25 May), Zulu said that the money will be used for the monthly payment of over 18 million social grants to beneficiaries.

Zulu said that this social assistance effort continues to be South Africa’s largest anti-poverty programme, and the R195 billion amount constitutes 95% of her department’s entire annual budget.She said that the remaining 5% goes towards the implementation of all the Department’s programmes, including the allocations towards the administration of […]

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