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South Africa: State Is Blocking Access to Sassa Grants, Argue Activists
IEJ and #PayTheGrants say government barriers exclude millions from SRD grant, with funding covering fewer than half of eligible people, urging appeal dismissal with costs.
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SRD grant increase is 'simply unaffordable' says Treasury
Words: Marecia Damons / GroundUp The Department of Social Development (DSD), South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Treasury have appealed a high court ruling that declared several regulations governing the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant unconstitutional. In January last year, the high court in Pretoria ruled that several SRD regulations unlawfully limited access to the grant, including the online-only appl…
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