While the temporary Covid-19 social relief of distress grant of R350 to unemployed South Africans is welcome, government should increase this amount to at least R1,000, human rights organisation The Black Sash said.
The Black Sash made this comment in reaction to social relief measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday to alleviate the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown on individuals and households.
The organisation said the measures, which include a R250 increase of all grants and a R500 increase of the child support grant for six months, were a step in the right direction. It said the rollout of the temporary Covid-19 social relief of distress grant was a significant new intervention. It said this adult grant should include parents who are unemployed, regardless of whether they are already receiving the child support grant.
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