A South African Social Security Agency card.
Social grants beneficiaries are hoping for good news ahead of Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech tomorrow.This translates to about 28 million social grants recipients in the country. The increased cost of living has hit the poorest of the poor hard and they hope that Godongwana will have some good news.While she receives the R1 990 old age grant as well as grants for her grandchildren, she says this is not enough.
“I’m only reliant on grants. I have five grandchildren who are also beneficiaries, but I can’t afford to buy enough food. I can’t afford to give them transport money. We end up having shortage. We live in this shack that’s even leaking. Truly, I can’t even afford to buy clothes for them. I’m just hoping that they increase grants so that I can afford to take care of my grandchildren and give them school transport money.
With none of the grants receiving more than 5.7% increase last year, other beneficiaries are hoping for a substantial increase this year.
We have become a nation dependent on grants this is not a good thing, jobs must be created for people and not hand outs.
DependencyOnTheState Slavery Control Is being JABBED a prerequisite?
That's how low ppl are taken in this country
Increase of R10 is really good news?
the media must stop nursing a ridiculous culture that is being forced onto the people. a nanny state. what's good news about being a social grant The govt should be ashamed a whole population is on grants instead of working and contributing to economic growth.