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SRD grant extended for another year, minister announces

Fewer beneficiaries than expected have taken up the grant

Activists went to Parliament on Wednesday to put forward demands ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget announcement. Photo: Abonge Chiya
The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant will be extended for another year, according to Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget announcement on Wednesday.
The grant was due to end in March 2027.
Meanwhile, the government will continue with its plan to integrate the grant with “labour market activation, skills development and enterprise support”. Beneficiaries will be linked to jobs, training and business opportunities through a new government data platform, MzansiXchange.
This platform will allow the government to check grant recipients against other public records to help identify duplicate and fraudulent claims.
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