'The money has to be higher enough to allow people to invest in their livelihood and if you set it too low, the money will just go towards consumption goods.'
Residents from Olievenhoutbosch can be seen queuing and practicing social distancing to collect their Sassa grants at the local mall, 30 March 2020, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu announced last week that the grant would assist South Africans between the ages of 18 and 59. “But I don’t think that it will have to end there,” she said, adding that for an individual to live a dignified life, job creation was essential. “So, it was child grant or old age. So these were the most reliable forms of income for a lot of families.
Julie Smith, a researcher at the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group, told News24 this week that the organisation would support any form of income grant that would assist individuals.
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