The COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant – also known as the R350 grant – is expected to be extended to the end of March 2024. This as government continues to consider options for a replacement for the grant with no decision taken yet on how the replacement will be financed. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the extension of the grant during his presentation of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. “The SRD grant was introduced in May 2020 as a temporary measure to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable, who were affected by [COVID-19 induced] lockdown measures. It has been extended several times since then. Discussions on the future of the grant are ongoing and involve very difficult trade-offs and financing decisions,” he said. As a result of the extension of the SRD grants, other social grants – such as old age grants and disability grants – will increase lower than inflation. According to Treasury, the SRD grant is ex
The salary of a lawyer can vary depending on a number of factors such as their location, years of experience, the size of the law firm they work for, and their area of practice. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2020, the median annual salary for lawyers was $126,930.
However, the lowest 10 percent earned less than $61,490 per year, while the highest 10 percent earned more than $208,000 per year. Additionally, lawyers who work in metropolitan areas tend to earn higher salaries than those who work in rural areas.
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