DSD says on track to deliver updated draft of basic income grant policy to Cabinet
EWN
The Department of Social Development (DSD) is on track to submit an updated draft policy for a basic income grant to Cabinet, aiming to make the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant a permanent subsistence grant. The policy is being refined for re-submission before the end of the financial year, following previous submissions and ongoing efforts to address fraud in the social grants system. Over four million appeals against SRD grant rejections were adjudicated, with 99% of them unsuccessful in overturning the decisions.
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