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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>JOHANNESBURG \u2013 Civil society organisations under the umbrella of #PayTheGrants have slammed the decision by the SA Social Security Agency to terminate the R350 Covid-19 social relief of distress grant, which was aimed at cushioning the unemployed during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

In a short statement on Thursday night, Sassa said the payment of the \u201cR350 grant\u201d was coming to an end on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means that no new applications will be accepted after this date. However, all applications which have been approved and who have not yet received the money will still be paid,\u201d Sassa said.<\/p>\n

The organisation said those who had their applications declined between February and April this year could appeal their decision by logging an appeal on the website \u2013 https:\/\/SRD.sassa.gov.za.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the appeal is not lodged, the declined application will not be reconsidered. The appeal period closes on 31 May 2021. No appeals will be accepted after this date,\u201d Sassa said.<\/p>\n

Nathan Taylor, a volunteer and spokesperson for the Covid-19 People\u2019s Coalition for #PayTheGrants, said they were \u201cvehemently opposed\u201d to the decision of terminating the grant.<\/p>\n

He said the #PayTheGrants coalition had been trying to engage the government \u2013 including the Presidency, Treasury, Social Development and Sassa for months.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are quite vehemently opposed to this decision because the government has been quiet on it, Sassa has been apologetic throughout, but for Sassa to now say it is just following orders and then to see the hashtag #SassaCares when they are taking our food in the mouths of over 6.9 million people, that we find is nothing short of despicable.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween Sassa, Social Development, Treasury and the Presidency, it is a circus, we have been pushing for a meeting for months now and all we get are notifications that our requests have been received, but we have never ever had any meaningful engagement with them, they keep playing this game of passing the baton amongst each other,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Taylor said the termination of the R350 grant would have a severe impact and would cause a great deal of anxiety.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department of Social Development tells us we are still talking about it, which is what they said in October and January, but then they leave it to the last moment to tell millions of people that they will not be able to eat next month because they are terminating the grant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Taylor said the impact of the grant was clear for all to see as it put money in the pockets of the poor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are seeing around the world is that the best way to cushion the impact of this pandemic is direct cash to people in poverty. In the South African context, we have a continuing crisis of structural unemployment.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeking work costs money and the grant was helping in that respect, of course you get people who say \u2019oh no people just don\u2019t want to work, they are lazy and they will spend the money on alcohol\u2019.<\/p>\n

That may be true for a tiny portion, but the reality that we have been seeing is that people have been taking this R350 which we all think is not a lot, and they have been pursuing small entrepreneurship endeavours \u2013 we do see that, we see people setting up small kiosks and women saving R10 \u2013R20 to cushion themselves for periods of seasonal unemployment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Taylor said the grant was not a waste as the money would be invariably spent within communities. He said the real crime was tax breaks for the rich and quantitative easing, he said, accusing the rich of taking that money out of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cGive money to people in the community, the money will be used in the community, unlike if you give it to the rich, who will take the money out of the country and it disappears,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday isn\u2019t the end, today is symbolic. This isn\u2019t something that is going to go away. When the government says it has no money, we say what about the 6.9 million people who have no food,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Busi Sibeko of the Institute for Economic Justice said they were disappointed but not surprised by Sassa\u2019s decision as Finance Minister Tito Mboweni had made no provision for the grant during his Budget Speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that the grant needs to be extended and it needs to be used as a way to build towards a universal basic income grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the great need, many households need this support, we will continue to argue that this amount should be at least R585, which is the food poverty line,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Sibeko said the grant was needed to cushion the millions of people who were jobless and those who had lost their livelihoods due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to look at what this decision means for households, how does the grant interact with a households ability to provide basic needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people have lost their jobs, this grant was assisting in filling in the gaps that were left, so that impact is big,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Sibeko said they will organising and mobilising for the grant and a universal income grant.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, this is how some responded to the Sassa decision to terminate the grant on Twitter.<\/p>\n

An inadequate R350, that has been a lifeline for millions (even if plagued with issues) going, after months of endless reports of unscrupulous officials and private companies looting what was meant for relief. And we\u2019re supposed to believe hashtags about caring ? https:\/\/t.co\/EOcaQDMXtC<\/p>\n

The R350 Covid grant was NOT enough. Its termination is disastrous, @TreasuryRSA @PresidencyZA @The_DSD and @ParliamentofRSA should be looking to extend and increase it to a minimum of above the poverty line.#EndAusterity pic.twitter.com\/KQWuj8Q7jk<\/p>\n

@CyrilRamaphosa @GautengANC How can you take away the R350 from the straggling South Africans, Why ???Everything is on an increase wena you just take that little bit of hope from people,Why ??? You were supposed to X2 on that R350 !!!I wish you see the results of your work ?! pic.twitter.com\/8vemTfWPFc<\/p>\n

EXTEND THE R350 COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT EXTEND THE R350 COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT EXTEND THE R350 COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT EXTEND THE R350 COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT EXTEND THE R350 COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT EXTEND THE R350 COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT @TreasuryRSA @PresidencyZA @The_DSD<\/p>\n

An https:\/\/t.co\/VF64hUKC9G member explains how the R350 SRD grant has helped them in the pic below. This is why it is important that you extend + increase this grant @PresidencyZA! pic.twitter.com\/JnzyB2MKJO<\/p>\n

This is cruel and you know it! You guys don’t care. Its fuxking winter, how are people going to get their basic winter supplies, how are people going to eat, have you seen how expensive everything is! That R350 barely covers anything and yet you say you care https:\/\/t.co\/ufB1FmPNV8<\/p>\n

IOL<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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