Submission | IEJ and #PTG SRD Grant Regulations | IEJ

The IEJ argues that the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is plagued by a 50% exclusion error rate due to systemic barriers and budget constraints. The organization opposes proposed regulatory amendments—including the retention of the R350 grant value, the extension of the grant only until March 2025, and new punitive measures for fund recovery and payment cancellation—claiming these measures disregard digital exclusion and the diminishing real value of the grant.

• The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is estimated to have an exclusion error rate of approximately 50% of eligible individuals, caused by systemic barriers in application, approval, and appeal processes and insufficient budget allocation.
• The IEJ opposes the retention of the SRD grant's nominal value at R350 per month for a fifth year, noting that the Department of Social Development (DSD) has acknowledged the grant's diminishing real value.
• Proposed regulatory amendments regarding the recovery of funds from irregular beneficiaries, the cancellation of payments after 90 days for untraceable applicants, and holding applicants responsible for contact details are rejected as they ignore administrative inefficiencies and digital exclusion.

APA

iej_admin (2024). Submission | IEJ and #PTG SRD Grant Regulations | IEJ. Institute for Economic Justice. https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/iej-ptg-srd-submission/

Chicago

iej_admin. Submission | IEJ and #PTG SRD Grant Regulations | IEJ. Institute for Economic Justice, 2024. https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/iej-ptg-srd-submission/.

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BibTeX

@misc{iejadmin2024submission, author = {iej\_admin}, title = {{Submission | IEJ and \#PTG SRD Grant Regulations | IEJ}}, publisher = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/iej-ptg-srd-submission/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }