JOHANNESBURG - Minister of Social Development Sisisi Tolashe has emphasised the measures the department took concerning the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant were put in place to make it easy ...

Sassa has confirmed to The Citizen the scheduled payment dates of the SRD grant for March. Get the details here. The R370 SRD grant is currently one of the only sources of monthly financial ...

In the run-up to his Budget Speech, the minister lay the blame for his proposed VAT hike at the door of the R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. The grant, introduced during the Covid-19 ...

As reported by the Sunday Times, Godongwana confirmed that a VAT hike would not be made if the SRD grant was scaled down. “If you allowed me to cut the SRD, I wouldn’t increase anything.

Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG - The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has reported a surge in Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant applications, exceeding the ...

Cape Town - The National Treasury has proposed extending the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant until March 2026, funded by a VAT increase, as part of ongoing efforts to combat poverty and ...

SASSA has moved the date for SRD grant payments, which will be processed later in February, according to a statement issued ...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) SRD grant status determines whether beneficiaries receive payments each ...

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Earlier this year at SONA, President Cyril Ramaphosa called for an expanded SRD grant in 2025 to create a more sustainable source of income for the country’s poor. Over the years, SASSA Social ...

Sassa provides crucial support to vulnerable citizens through its SRD grant but not all applications are successful. If your SRD grant application for March 2025 was rejected, you might be wondering ...