More than R4,000 a month, which is the amount the EFF will pay in social grants if it wins government in the 2024 national elections. Party leader Julius Malema launched the EFF's election manifesto at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban this weekend, The Citizen reports.
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The party leader has faced criticism for his runny nose (pictured below), which some believe was caused by drug use, while also outlining how much the EFF would pay in social grants if elected to government. did. Essentially, the party has vowed to double social grants across the board.
Amounts paid by EFF as social grants
Highlighting poverty and inequality as key areas for voters, here's how much the EFF would pay out in social grants if elected.
- Elderly subsidy: R2 090 ~ R4 180 per month.
- Veterans Grant: from R2 110 R4 220 per month.
- Disability grant: from R2 090 R4 180 per month.
- Care dependency subsidy: from R2 090 R4 180 per month.
- Foster child subsidy: from R1 130 R2 260 per month.
- Child support subsidy: from R510 R1 020 per month.
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research: R510 ~ R1 020 per month.
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Additionally, the EFF's social grants include new spending for unemployed graduates, a type of basic income grant.starts from R1,000 There will be an increase in enrollment, and there will be an increase in graduates with additional higher education.
Social grants in South Africa
the current, 28 million People receive social grants from the government each month, including the R350 Social Distress Relief (SRD) grant. R253 billion is allocated annually to grants disbursed by the South African Social Security Agency. How Malema and the EFF propose to fund the doubling of all grants was not made clear during the party's manifesto release. However, Malema said of the amount the EFF pays for social grants:
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“When you give money to an old man, you are ensuring that that money feeds black children. Old people don’t gamble with it. imagine that amount increases to R4 180 per person per month. Their father Malema will feed them if he becomes president of South Africa. ,” he shouted at a party gathering in KwaZulu-Natal.
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