EWN reports that last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new coronavirus unemployment grant of R350 a month for the next six months until October.  

The special Social Relief of Distress grant will go to those who are unemployed and do not receive any other social grant or UIF payment.  The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) will screen applicants against other databases to see whether they qualify.  Sassa chief executive Busisiwe Memela indicated that the databases would include those of the SA Revenue Service (Sars), the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).  She described how the social security agency planned to identify and pay eligible beneficiaries with answer to the following questions:  How will people register?  How will they identify legitimate beneficiaries?  Do foreign nationals qualify?  When will payments start?  How will the money be paid?

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