Joint Statement: Response to State of the Nation Address extension of the Covid-19 SRD

The statement criticizes the short-term extension of the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, noting that it excludes caregivers, who are predominantly women. It advocates for amending eligibility criteria to include caregivers and increasing the grant to at least the Food Poverty Line of R585 per month, arguing that the economic crisis requires long-term solutions rather than temporary relief.

• The three-month extension of the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is viewed as short-sighted because it excludes caregivers, the majority of whom are women.
• The authors call for the SRD grant to be increased to a minimum of R585 per month to align with the Food Poverty Line.
• The document asserts that the current economic crisis is long-term and predates the pandemic, making temporary relief instruments inadequate.

APA

Institute for Economic Justice (2021). Joint Statement: Response to State of the Nation Address extension of the Covid-19 SRD. https://iej.org.za/press-room/statements/joint-statement-response-to-state-of-the-nation-address-extension-of-the-covid-19-srd/

Chicago

Institute for Economic Justice. Joint Statement: Response to State of the Nation Address extension of the Covid-19 SRD. 2021. https://iej.org.za/press-room/statements/joint-statement-response-to-state-of-the-nation-address-extension-of-the-covid-19-srd/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Institute for Economic Justice |title=Joint Statement: Response to State of the Nation Address extension of the Covid-19 SRD |date=12 February 2021 |url=https://iej.org.za/press-room/statements/joint-statement-response-to-state-of-the-nation-address-extension-of-the-covid-19-srd/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{instituteforeconomicjustice2021joint, author = {{Institute for Economic Justice}}, title = {{Joint Statement: Response to State of the Nation Address extension of the Covid-19 SRD}}, publisher = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://iej.org.za/press-room/statements/joint-statement-response-to-state-of-the-nation-address-extension-of-the-covid-19-srd/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }