MTBPS2023 – Social relief of distress grant to be extended by another year

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Social relief of distress grant to be extended by another year. The grant was originally introduced in 2020 to assist low-income individuals affected by lockdowns. R34 billion has been allocated to extend the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant.
Duma Gqubule, research associate at the Social Policy Initiative joins us to unpack what this means.
1 Nov 2023 4PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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