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High court to review R370 SRD grant regulations

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen A challenge to the regulations governing the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant will be heard in the Pretoria High Court on 29 and 30 October. In 2023, #PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) filed an application challenging these regulations, arguing that they exclude many eligible individuals from receiving the grant. A Researcher at the Institute for Economic Justice, Siyanda Baduza explained, “The SRD […]

15 September 2024

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Civil organizations warns that new biometric system disrupts SRD grant payouts

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Civil organizations are concerned that a new biometric system to prevent fraud could disrupt grant payouts. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Tuesday Elizabeth Raiters from PayTheGrants raised some of the challenges around the system. “The biometric identification system has been implemented since last week. Many beneficiaries have been flagged for fraud. They now have to complete an identification verification process through a link requested from the South […]

26 June 2024

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R350 grant would go a long way were it a basic income payment: UN

The R350 social relief of distress grant (SRD) would go a long way if it became a basic income grant, says the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO). The grant was introduced to assist those in difficulty during the pandemic and was due to end in March. Last year, it was extended to March 2024. The ILO held a meeting this week to discuss the matter. Christina Behrendt, head of the […]

10 May 2023

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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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‘There’s been under-expenditure of close to R2 billion on Social Relief of Distress grant’

LOCAL Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu says there’s been under-expenditure of close to R2 billion on the Social Relief of Distress grant. Zulu says this was caused by the eligibility criteria for confirming bank accounts. The grant provides monetary assistance to the unemployed who were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the minister, a huge number of applications were excluded due to the inadequate verification of bank accounts. The […]

19 November 2022

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Government’s proposals to replace SRD grants slammed

LOCAL Civil society organisation, Pay The Grants has slammed government’s proposals to replace the Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) with Job Seekers Grant. The organisation has echoed the Institute for Economic Justice which says the proposals are designed to exclude as many people as possible. In discussion documents, the Presidency and the National Treasury have suggested options for new grants to replace the Social Relief of Distress grant. The SRD grant […]

9 September 2022

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High court to review R370 SRD grant regulations

Civil organizations warns that new biometric system disrupts SRD grant payouts

R350 grant would go a long way were it a basic income payment: UN

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

Here’s when to get your January Sassa grant

‘There’s been under-expenditure of close to R2 billion on Social Relief of Distress grant’

Government’s proposals to replace SRD grants slammed

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