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Sassa has clarified that the R999 grant does not exist
Over 13 million people in South Africa currently live below the food poverty line. This essentially means that there is not enough food to meet your daily energy intake. The more valuable “new grants” to help these people are unfortunately bogus.
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has warned South African citizens that the R999 grant is not available and does not exist. This happened after the media newspaper published a story telling the public that they can apply for the so-called R999 social grant.
Sassa had no other option but to to issue a statement about the R999 grant after SA citizens brought it to their attention.
The media newspaper claimed that the new grant was introduced to help South Africans. The title of their article “New 999 Basic Income Grant Finally Launched” suggests that SASSA is offering a new grant. However, this is not the case.
Who proposed the R999 Basic income Grant?
The GOOD party has proposed the introduction of R999 a month to address South Africa’s growing unemployment crisis and help those living well below the poverty line.
The GOOD political party is proposing to introduce a basic income grant of R999 per month to help over 8 million people who are currently unemployed in the country. South Africa’s unemployment rate is now at a shocking 32.9%, up 0.2% from the previous quarter.
An estimated 8 to 15 million South Africans remain hungry and unemployed, unable to meet their basic needs, as rising food prices, soaring inflation and job creation are serious concerns. do not have.
The party proposes that all unemployed South Africans between the ages of 18 and 60 have access to a R999 grant. This took place during the 2024 elections, when poverty alleviation appears to be the main focus of GOOD’s campaign.
GOOD party general secretary Brett Herron said the government had failed to adequately care for the poor in the country and violated the constitution, which says they must help those who cannot help themselves.
”Can we afford to leave 8 million unemployed South Africans in a severe state of hunger, failing in our constitutional obligations and increasing the levels of anger and desperation in our society?”
The National Development Plan stipulates that South Africans must not live below the poverty line on which the figure of R999 is based.
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