The group of people entitled to support is being expanded so that unemployed carers who receive a child benefit allowance can also apply.
Social distancing is enforced at a mall where welfare recipients pick up their payouts on March 30, 2020. Image: @ The_DSD / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – President Ramaphosa has announced a series of interventions to help those hardest hit by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent violent protests that have destroyed hundreds of businesses and livelihoods.
This also includes the reinstatement of social assistance in emergencies. The scholarship will provide a monthly payment of R 350 to all individuals who have no other sources of income until March next year.
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The group of people entitled to support is being expanded so that unemployed carers who receive a child benefit allowance can also apply.
The civil organization C19 People’s Coalition has welcomed the return of the COVID-19 scholarship and the expansion of the qualification criteria.
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Spokesman Tauriq Jenkins said it would help millions of families bring food to the table after a year of massive job losses.
“We are pleased that the President has responded to calls from civil society to reintroduce a social assistance subsidy from March 2022. I think it is very important to focus on the basic income and increase these existing grants, which will help alleviate some of the immediate and urgent needs of the most vulnerable communities, “he said.
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