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Gender-responsive budgeting failing women as social grant cuts deepen inequality

The government has promised a huge gender-responsive budget, but it is full of contradictions and is offset by cuts in social grants that will deepen women’s vulnerability.

  • Gender-responsive budget exceeds R242.1 billion but social grants cuts undermine it.
  • No clear evidence social grant allocations improve women's lives.
  • R13 billion social grant cut disproportionately affects women.

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