Livelihoods Support Grant: Cabinet's August draft is the moment to watch
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Government's redesign of the R370 SRD grant into a work-linked Livelihoods Support Grant reaches its first public milestone in August 2026, when Cabinet is due to consider a draft policy for public comment. Detail on structure and funding is expected at the October MTBPS, with a final version due to Cabinet by March 2027 — the date SRD funding currently runs to.
What August could answer
- Whether work-seeking is a condition of payment or a supporting service.
- The intended eligibility base — and how current SRD recipients transition.
- The public-comment window: when ordinary recipients can formally respond.
What to do until then
Nothing changes for SRD recipients now — keep applications active and statuses checked. No registration for the new grant exists; offers to sign you up are scams. We'll publish each confirmed detail on the Livelihoods Support Grant page as it lands.
The full Livelihoods Grant explainerVerified information
- Responsible body
- South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)
- Official source
- sassa.gov.za
- Status
- Confirmed, some figures pending
- Date verified
- Confidence
- High confidence
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