Govt appeals ruling on ‘exclusionary’ SRD grant rules at the SCA
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein will on Tuesday hear the government’s argument on a ruling of the High Court in Pretoria to ease access to the R 370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant.
In January last year, the High Court found that key aspects of the grant system were unlawful because they were designed to exclude millions of eligible applicants.
The government is also challenging findings related to the adequacy of the R 370 monthly grant and the R 624 means test threshold.
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