Sassa SRD Grant Has Greater To R370

Sassa SRD Grant Has Greater To R370

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The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana has formally introduced that the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will raise the Social Reduction of Distress (SRD) grant.

Nevertheless, civil society organisations have mentioned that the increase announced isn't sufficient, right after months of calling for an SRD grant increase.

Godongwana declared the R350 read more grant is going to be improved from one April 2024 by R20, or 5.seven%, which makes it R370 monthly.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the SRD grant, that has been a lifeline for roughly 9 million persons each month, has had a constructive impact and that the extension and enhancement stand for the government's following step in direction of bolstering money assistance for that unemployed.