State can’t drop Covid grant without a backup, says Godongwana

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State can’t drop Covid grant without a backup, says Godongwana
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But the 2023/24 budget makes no provision for the extension of the grant beyond March next year

The government is under “no illusion” that it can simply drop the Covid-19 social relief of distress grant without replacing it with something else, finance minister Enoch Godongwana said in the National Assembly on Wednesday night.

This was why, he added, the government is investigating a comprehensive system of social security, the adoption of which would involve trade-offs...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.

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