Government Taking Steps Towards Basic Income Grant For South Africa: Lindiwe Zulu

SOCIAL Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says that South Africa’s special R350 Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant should help open the way to the introduction of a basic income grant in the country.

Registration for the grant will open on Friday (6 August) with payments expected to start rolling out in the last week of August.

The previous SRD grant expired on 30 April 2021 and this means that all those who had previously applied must re-apply again, Zulu said. The grants are for people who are:

• A South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee registered on the Home Affairs database, or other eligible permit holders;
• Currently residing within the borders of South Africa;
• Over 18 years of age and under 60;
• Unemployed;
• Not receiving any other social grant;
• Not receiving any employment benefits or student benefits;
• Not receiving any other government funding or support.

Caregivers who are not