Budget Speech 2017South Africa's growth and transformationSocial assistance |
Honourable Members, social assistance grants provide income support to the most vulnerable in our society. These will be increased in April to compensate for consumer price inflation.
| • | The old age grant will increase by R90 to R1600 for pensioners over the age of 60, and R1620 for those over 75. |
| • | The disability and care dependency grants also increase by R90 to R1600 a month. |
| • | Foster care grants increase by R30 to R920 a month. |
| • | The child support grant increases by R20 to R380 a month. |
The Department of Women that is coordinating government’s support for the provision of sanitary pads to indigent women, including learners and students. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is piloting the rollout of sanitary pads at schools, and I hope we will see complementary initiatives in other provinces.