The South African government is planning to provide free funeral benefits to the elderly.
This was announced by President Jacob Zuma during his keynote address at the national Human Rights Day celebrations in King William’s Town today.
Zuma sang praises of the government's social security programme which in the main distributes social grants to more than 17 million people.
According to Zuma, the welfare programme was a "huge achievement in fighting poverty".
But social grants alone were not enough, he said.
"To provide further assistance government is seeking to amend the social assistance Act to enable government to provide funeral benefits to the elderly and savings vehicles to caregivers of children," said Zuma.
Zuma: State plans free funeral benefits for elderly
This was announced by President Jacob Zuma during his keynote address at the national Human Rights Day celebrations in King William’s Town today.
Zuma sang praises of the government's social security programme which in the main distributes social grants to more than 17 million people.
According to Zuma, the welfare programme was a "huge achievement in fighting poverty".
But social grants alone were not enough, he said.
"To provide further assistance government is seeking to amend the social assistance Act to enable government to provide funeral benefits to the elderly and savings vehicles to caregivers of children," said Zuma.
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