THE official opposition DA has called on the Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu to allow for payment of R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grants for existing beneficiaries as well as clear all grant payments owed for the month of April.
This comes after the Department of Social Development announced last Friday that all eligible recipients, including those who received the grant previously, must re-apply.
The R350 SRD grant was introduced in 2020 to support those who experienced economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this year, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the grant will be extended for a year from April 2022 to March 2023.
But on Tuesday, SRD grant recipients continued to complain about the non-payment of their SRD grants for April.
The grant recipients also complained about the re-application challenges experienced by those trying to re-apply on the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) website.
“I see SASSA is telling all recipients of
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