With 2025 SASSA grant misinformation hitting the media, the Minister within the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has addressed public issues. While, for probably the most half, the outlook for next year’s SASSA grants is actually positive, with social welfare budgets growing, the minster has vehemently denied claims that grants are going to be discontinued.

2024 SASSA GRANT MISINFORMATION

The genesis that South African Social Security Agency grants won’t be prolonged past the present monetary 12 months, ending in March 2025, follows Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s sobering Medium-Term Budget Statement (MTBS) final month, studies The Citizen.

But earlier than we have a look at these issues, let’s remind you that the final remaining 2024 SASSA festive-season grants appear to be so:

• Tuesday 3 December 2024 – SASSA Older Persons Grants: R2 190 (over 60) and R2 210 (over 75).
• Wednesday 4 December 2024 – SASSA Disability Grants: R2 190.
• Thursday 5 December 2024 – SASSA Childcare Grants: R2 190 Child Dependency / Foster Care R1 180 / Child Support R530.

BUDGET INCREASE

Ntshavheni desires to seek out the supply of the 2025 SASSA grant misinformation as a result of, all issues thought of, the outlook is on an upward trajectory for South African residents in need of SASSA grants in 2025. Because, in Godongwana’s assertion he allotted R36 billion for SRD grants, including a further R2.7 billion to assist the grant’s funding. This is the very reverse of suggesting that the R370 SRD grant will be canned.

“There is misinformation spreading that we are ceasing SRD grants. This is not true. The Minister of Finance was very clear about the provision of extra money for social relief distress grant,” mentioned Ntshavheni. The National Treasury, Department of Social Development and an inter-ministerial committee are additionally collaborating to find out whether or not implementing a fundamental earnings grant is a greater strategy,” the minister defined.

SUSTAINABILITY IN QUESTION

“We accept that the SRD grant remains an essential intervention in the country. But it might not be sustainable if the people are saying it’s not enough. Until we find a replacement solution, the Minister of Finance will have to continue. So, we should not confuse work that is being done to find more sustainable intervention with the continuation of the SRD grant. I think that’s what we need to clarify in case there is confusion,” concluded the minister.

SHOULD R370 SASSA SRD BE SCRAPPED OR REPLACED?

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