The Covid grant South Africa should be R585, so everyone can afford to eat. Black Sash launches a report into the implementation and impact of the Covid-19 SRD Grant.
On Sunday 25 July 2021, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the R350 Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant will be reinstated until March 2022.

The grant’s eligibility criteria have also been expanded to include unemployed Caregivers who receive the Child Support Grant (CSG) on behalf of children. About 95% of CSG recipients are women and were excluded in the application criteria for the initial round of the Covid-19 SRD grant.

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