South Africans will need to
reapply for the R350 Social relief of distress grant after the Department of Social Development announced new
regulations.
According to the department
this is as the government moves away from the national state of disaster
framework.
The grant was initially
introduced and distributed under the Disaster Management Act to provide relief
to those affected by Covid pandemic. Regulations have bow been revised and
re-issued under the Social Assistance Act.
Civil society organisations
have slammed the Department of Social Development (DSD) for its updated rules,
narrowing the number of people who are now eligible to receive the relief.
President Cyril Ramaphosa
announced during his State of the Nation address that the grant would be
extended until end of March 2023. As more than 10 million people depend on
state money.
The new income threshold has
been lowered to R350 from the previous R624 was. The entire application process
is still being done online on the SASSA website, where further communication
will be issued.
by Everngelista Muza
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