Statement: IEJ and #PTG file replying affidavit in SRD grant court case

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and #PayTheGrants (#PTG) filed a replying affidavit on 26 March 2024 in a High Court case challenging the administration of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. The legal action seeks to address exclusionary systems that the applicants claim prevent up to 8 million eligible people from accessing social assistance.

• The IEJ and #PTG argue that the administration of the SRD grant is unfair and irrational, resulting in the exclusion of approximately 8 million people (up to 50% of eligible applicants) who live in food poverty and lack other social assistance.
• The applicants identify several systemic barriers to accessing the SRD grant, including the requirement for online-only applications, inaccurate eligibility verification via bank accounts and government databases, and an appeals process that merely repeats the flawed verification steps.
• Recent amendments to the SRD grant regulations are described by the applicants as punitive and regressive, introducing the ability for the government to recover funds from beneficiaries later deemed ineligible and allowing the cancellation of payments for 'untraceable' beneficiaries.
• While the government increased the SRD grant from R350 to R370 per month, the IEJ asserts this is insufficient because the food poverty line rose from R585 to R760. The grant would have needed to reach approximately R440 by April 2024 to keep pace with inflation.

APA

Institute for Economic Justice (2024). Statement: IEJ and #PTG file replying affidavit in SRD grant court case. https://iej.org.za/press-room/statements/statement_iej-and-ptg-file-replying-affidavit-in-srd-grant-court-case/

Chicago

Institute for Economic Justice. Statement: IEJ and #PTG file replying affidavit in SRD grant court case. 2024. https://iej.org.za/press-room/statements/statement_iej-and-ptg-file-replying-affidavit-in-srd-grant-court-case/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Institute for Economic Justice |title=Statement: IEJ and #PTG file replying affidavit in SRD grant court case |date=15 April 2024 |url=https://iej.org.za/press-room/statements/statement_iej-and-ptg-file-replying-affidavit-in-srd-grant-court-case/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{instituteforeconomicjustice2024statement, author = {{Institute for Economic Justice}}, title = {{Statement: IEJ and \#PTG file replying affidavit in SRD grant court case}}, publisher = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://iej.org.za/press-room/statements/statement_iej-and-ptg-file-replying-affidavit-in-srd-grant-court-case/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }