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New SRD grant regulations ‘will see many existing beneficiaries being excluded’

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A group of social justice organisations has warned that millions of poor South Africans may not receive Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants in April – and that hundreds of thousands will be excluded in future due to new changes about who can qualify. Kelly Howson, Researcher at The Institute For Economic Justice (IEJ) discusses these new grant regulations.
26 Apr 2022 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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