Sassa SRD Grant Has Amplified To R370

Sassa SRD Grant Has Amplified To R370

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The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana has officially declared the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will raise the Social Aid of Distress (SRD) grant.

Even so, civil society organisations have reported that the rise declared is not sufficient, immediately after months of contacting for an SRD grant raise.

Godongwana announced which the R350 grant will be increased from 1 April 2024 by R20, or five.seven%, making it R370 per month.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the SRD grant, which has been a lifeline for roughly nine million men and women every month, has had a favourable impression and that the extension and advancement check here symbolize The federal government's subsequent action in the direction of bolstering money help to the unemployed.