Left the public works programme but can't access the R350 grant? Help is on the way

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Left the public works programme but can't access the R350 grant? Help is on the way

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says her department is working to make sure those who conclude their Expanded Public Works (EPW) Programme service can get the R350 grant. The R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant was introduced at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic to provide assistance to people “in dire material need who are unable to meet their families’ most basic needs”, including those who are without work. As of January, mo…