Zuko Komisa

SRD grant is expected to be raised from R350 – R370 from April this year.
It is anticipated that in April of this year, the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, also referred to as the R350 grant, will increase to R370.
Godongwana declared in the February Budget Speech that until 2024, all social handouts would rise accordingly.
These are the increases that will be put into effect this year:
- An increase of R100 to the old age, war veterans, disability, and care dependency grants. This amount will be divided into R90 effective from April, and R10 effective October;
- A R50 increase to the foster care grant; and
- A R20 increase to the child support grant.
Enoch Godongwana, the Minister of Finance, made this announcement on Wednesday in the National Assembly.
“I am pleased to say that we have found consensus that in between, subject to the finalisation of the comprehensive social security [programme], we’ll increase the R350 to R370 by the 1st of April this year. That is part of the progressive realisation of the basic rights of our people,”
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in the National Assembly



