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Black Sash ‘not impressed’ with R20 increase to R350 grant

By Ragheema Mclean Human rights organization Black Sash has called on the government to adjust social grants to ensure that basic needs of its recipients are met. This comes after, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a R20 increase in the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant from R350 to R370. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Friday, Black Sash advocacy manager Hoodah Abrahams-Fayker expressed disappointment with the R20 increase, highlighting the […]

15 March 2024

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Conditions for young people applying for R350 grant have not changed, says Sassa

Conditions for young people applying for the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant have not changed since its introduction in 2020. This is according to South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi. He said 60% of grant recipients are young people. The R350 SRD grant was introduced to assist those who lost economic opportunities and were adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in […]

21 February 2023

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Here’s when to get your January Sassa grant

Recipients of South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) grants will receive their money this week. Sassa confirmed the first grant payment dates for the year recently. According to the agency, payments will be made on: Tuesday January 3 — old age grants; Wednesday January 4 — disability grants; and Thursday January 5 — all other grants will be paid from this date, including the children’s grant and the R350 SRD grant. All grant payments, […]

3 January 2023

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More people to qualify for the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant

LOCAL More people now qualify for the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant after the means test threshold was increased from R350 to R624. Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu this week gazetted the new regulations to increase the income threshold to R624, which is the food poverty line set by Stats SA in September 2021. The department said the reduced threshold was a factor in the number of declined applications. The […]

18 August 2022

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Sassa to help R350 grant recipients find jobs

LOCAL Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu says the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) is working on a plan to help those receiving the R350 social relief distress grant (SRD) find work. Zulu revealed this while responding to a written parliamentary question from the EFF. The red berets asked “what measures of intervention will her department take to accommodate the more than 500,000 people that will be excluded from the SRD due to […]

16 August 2022

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Black Sash takes legal action to overturn new SRD grant regulations

By: Aneeqa du Plessis Human rights advocacy group, the Black Sash Trust, is taking government to court over the R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant regulations. Black Sash, alongside other humanitarian organizations, approached the Pretoria High Court to challenge the Department of Social Development’s “means test” for applicants applying for the grant. According to the means test, anyone receiving an income above R350, will not qualify for the grant. The […]

28 June 2022

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Payment of R350 grant expected to begin in mid-June

LOCAL The Social Security Agency (SASSA) says payments for the new round of Social Relief of Distress grants are expected to begin in mid-June. It comes after over 10 million people, who applied to receive the new round of R350 grants in April, were not paid over the past two months. The Social Development Department says the grant, which was extended in the February budget, will be provided until March 2023. Dr. Kelle […]

9 June 2022

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DA says people should still get the R350 grant without having to reapply

LOCAL The DA has called on social development minister Lindiwe Zulu to allow for payment of the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant for existing beneficiaries without them having to reapply for it. The official opposition’s call comes after the department announced on Friday that all eligible recipients, including those who received the grant previously, must reapply for the grant. In a statement, DA MP Bridget Masango said SRD beneficiaries […]

26 April 2022

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Reapply for R350 SRD grant, department tells those in need

People who were receiving the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant will have to reapply for it, the department of social development announced on Friday. The department said during his 2022 state of nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the Covid-19 SRD grant would be extended for a year from April 2022 to March 2023, “to ensure that no person in this country has to endure the pain […]

23 April 2022

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