The ANC wants the government to extend the age limit for child social grant recipients from 18 to 21. This decision was taken by the party’s social transformation committee at its national policy conference in Nasrec‚ south of Johannesburg.The recommendation will be tabled at the party’s December national conference where it is expected to be adopted as party policy. Should this happen‚ more recipients will be added to the existing 17-million grant recipients’ register‚ putting strain on the country’s budget.Speaking to reporters‚ Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said the limit extension would only apply to those children who remained in school. "We did not consider the financial consequences of increasing grants … We will sit down and work out whether it is affordable or not‚" she said. Sisulu conceded that social transformation proposals were often met with resistance from the National Treasury because of the added cost to the state. Addressing the media with Sisulu‚ depu...
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