By Ragheema Mclean During the 2024 Budget Speech, Minister of Finance Mr. Enoch Godongwana announced an increase in the value of all government social grants in South Africa, effective today, April 1, 2024. Older Persons, Disability, War Veterans, and Care Dependency Grants will see a total increase of R100. However, the actual increase for beneficiaries will only be R90 in April, with the remaining R10 increase to be implemented later […]
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 […]
By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Although nothing of significance came from in the annual budget speech delivered by the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana around the extension of the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured the populous that government will extend and improve the R350 SRD grant as the next step towards income support for the unemployed during his State of the Nation Address. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
Update on R350 SRD grant: SASSA’s WhatsApp channel and their website is down due to high volumes of applications. In an effort to correct the matter, SASSA has added two new online channels to the roll-out. This includes govchat (govchat.app/login) and Facebook Messenger (https://www.facebook.com/govchat.org). These digital platforms are now open to receive applications for the new Social Relief of Distress Grant. Alternatively, try using the Whatsapp line or email in […]
The special COVID-19 social relief of distress grant applications open on Friday. The first payments will be processed by the end of the month. The Social Development Department said that people who'd previously benefited from the payment must reapply. Caregivers who were not receiving any grant would also qualify this time around. Sassa spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi has appealed to applicants to make sure their ID and phone numbers are correct. […]
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