'The new regulations have gone backwards and are putting millions of lives in jeopardy for the people who can now no longer access this,' said Black Sash executive director Rachel Bukasa.
Human rights organisation the Black Sash has slammed the SA Social Security Agency's latest changes, saying beneficiaries of the R350 social relief of distress grant face several barriers both in the application and collection stages.
Sassa recently announced that beneficiaries will no longer receive their payments at SA Post Office branches. , Black Sash executive director Rachel Bukasa said there was limited information on how people could apply for and collect their grant payments.“The way the system is structured is that the people who really need it are getting excluded.
“One of the examples we consistently have is that government systems, such as Sars, are not up to date and reflect a certain amount of money ... now people need to be poorer than poor to qualify. “The new regulations have gone backwards and are putting millions of lives in jeopardy for the people who can now no longer access this.”
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