{"id":37192,"date":"2021-03-23T19:09:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=37192"},"modified":"2021-03-23T17:41:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:41:31","slug":"govt-cuts-covid-19-social-support-grant-to-vulnerable-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-cuts-covid-19-social-support-grant-to-vulnerable-people","title":{"rendered":"Govt Cuts COVID-19 Social Support Grant To Vulnerable People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The government has revealed that it is cutting the COVID-19 social support grant that was being given to vulnerable households to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic, The NewsHawks reports.<\/p>\n<p>The matter came to light when Social Welfare Minister Paul Mavima was presenting his food-deficit mitigation programme and Covid-19 relief grants report to the parliament yesterday (Monday) when he said he was not given any funds to continue with the programme in 2021:<\/p>\n<p>We have not received funds for this programme in 2021. However, cash transfers for the 23 child protection supported districts continue. Allowances for cash transfers have been raised from $300 to $1 500 per month per household per five people.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the program\u2019s abrupt end or suspension, the government had reviewed the payout from ZW$300 to ZW$1 500 per household of five people. There were arguments from concerned parties that $1500 is close to nothing against the $21 000 needed by a family of 5 per month to survive according to the Consumer Council Of Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>More: NewsHawks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The government has revealed that it is cutting the COVID-19 social support grant that was being given to vulnerable households to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic, The NewsHawks reports. 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