Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu on Monday gave a media update on Social Development Month and the contentious Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant.
civil society organisations blew the whistle
on the fact that millions of indigent people were still not receiving their payments from as far back as April this year. The civil society organisations also took the SA Social Security Agency and the Department of Social Development to task, saying the income threshold of R350 was too low and the government needed to revise the amount.The increase in the income threshold is much welcomed as it is in line with the food poverty line.
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