Social relief of distress

TROUBLE brewing for R370 October SASSA SRD grant

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TROUBLE brewing for R370 October SASSA SRD grant

There’s trouble on the horizon for the R370 October SASSA SRD grant. As The South African reported last week, only one-third of Social Relief of Distress (SRD) applications were successful last month. Of the 17-million applications made to the South African Social Security Agency SRD portal, just 7 million were approved. But why? R370 OCTOBER SASSA … Read more

330-billion reasons to smile for SASSA grant beneficiaries

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330-billion reasons to smile for SASSA grant beneficiaries

SASSA grant beneficiaries have received a R50 billion shot in the arm courtesy of the National Treasury. The South African Social Security Agency needs more funding to initiate higher payouts for SASSA grant beneficiaries. Plus, there’s a major push to transform the current Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant into Universal Basic Income Grant (BIG) by … Read more