Sassa has confirmed to The Citizen the scheduled payment dates of the SRD grant until March. Get the details here.
Managed by the South African Social Security Agency , the department of social development’s social relief of distress grant has been assisting about eight million eligible South Africans, refugees and asylum seekers since May 2020.SRD grant court ruling: Hope on the horizon for millions
In January, the High Court in Pretoria ruled that government had unfairly excluded millions of eligible recipients for the R370 STD grant. Lobby groups and some political parties have for some time been pushing for this grant to evolve into a basic income grant , which the Treasury has repeatedly slammed as unaffordable.
The court ruling, however, forces Godongwana’s hand with the threat of hiking taxes to be able to foot the bill of accommodating more than double the amount of beneficiaries.How the social relief programme of the government will pan out in the furture remains to be seen as the minister’s budget Speech has been delayed to 12 March in an unprecedented move.
This method requires your ID number and phone number for access. You’ll need a cellphone with a registered number and valid identification for this collection method.Numerous retail stores across the country, such as Pick n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite and Boxer stores, facilitate the R370 grant collection.
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