South Africa: Millions of jobless South Africans will now get a corona grant – what you need to know

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 04/23/2020 - 17:13

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businessinsider (22.04.2020)

Unemployed South Africans will get R350 a month for the next six months the first benefit of its kind in the country.
According to current data, some ten million South Africans could be entitled to the grant.
But it won't be enough to prevent hunger - SA's food poverty line is R561 a month.
The so-called Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant of R350 a month will be paid to individuals who are currently jobless and do not receive any other form of social grant or Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) payment.

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Unemployed South Africans will get R350 a month for the next six months the first benefit of its kind in the country.
According to current data, some ten million South Africans could be entitled to the grant.
But it won't be enough to prevent hunger - SA's food poverty line is R561 a month.
The so-called Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant of R350 a month will be paid to individuals who are currently jobless and do not receive any other form of social grant or Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) payment.

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Tue, 04/21/2020 - 17:13

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