A High Court ruling has put SASSA SRD grants in 2025 into a tailspin, with the National Treasury staring down a R35-billion barrel …
A big question mark hangs over SASSA SRD grants in 2025. This follows a High Court ruling that could tie-up billions in government’s ‘pro-poor’ budget. While ‘core’. And this, rather than this week’s SONI, is when the Social Relief of Distress portion might see an increase bySRD protocol deemed it ‘unlawful’. It found the once-temporary SRD grant had now become a ‘permanent feature’ of social assistance.
As a result of the court ruling, the number of qualifying recipients could rise significantly this year. If so, the National Treasury estimates it would require an additionalto afford it. It is understood that government is studying the judgement in preparation to appeal the ruling. Advocate Gilbert Marcus, who represented the National Treasury in court, argued that adjusting SRD would, “Impact the other“.
Furthermore, Judge Twala ruled there was, “No reasonable justification to subject potential beneficiaries, who are mainly poor and vulnerable members of society, to a. The SRD grant is meant for poor people and to alleviate hunger. For this group of society to not receive the grant timeously or at all has dire consequences,” said Twala.
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