The eligibility for the R350 grant has been narrowed under new regulations. Previously, anyone earning less than R595 was eligible for the grant, but this has been lowered to R350. News24 spoke to two experts about the impact of lowering the eligibility.
Social grant recipients queue for hours in the hot sun outside the main post office in Pietermaritzburg.The Department of Social Development was"forced" to leave vulnerable South Africans in the cold by lowering the eligibility threshold for the R350 grant because of the small budget allotted to it by National Treasury.Support independent journalism
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