R44bn set aside for R350 grant extension — here’s what you should know
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced the Treasury has allocated R58.6bn in the medium term for the disbursements of social grants, including the temporary R350 social relief of distress grant introduced in 2020. He tabled his budget speech in parliament on Wednesday, two weeks after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address. Ramaphosa announced the extension of the grant in his speech, saying this should be done in a manner that will […]
