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South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi has assured beneficiaries will get what is due to them without any distress.Image: South African Government via Twitter
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More people will qualify for the R350 grant — here’s how to tell if you’re eligible

More people now qualify for the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant after the means test threshold was increased from R350 to R624. Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu on Tuesday gazetted the new regulation to increase the…

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Black Sash, others call for extension of Covid-19 grant to basic income guarantee

Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu has asked National Treasury to extend the grant The Black Sash says there is no rationale for the special Covid-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grant of R350 to be terminated. “Many people have…

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Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu hit back at criticism she has received after the ‘water bombing’ incident.Image: Trevor Samson
APPROVED COVID 19

Verification processes, unclaimed grants and fraudsters are behind delay in distribution of R350 grants

More than 40,000 approved Covid-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grants for unemployed people remain uncollected, the social development department announced on Friday as it struggled to track down the applicants. Most of the unclaimed…

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