I-'Progression Pathway' ka-SASSA ka-2025: Ingabe Kusho Ukuphela Kwesibonelelo Se-R350?

Ngenxa yenguquko enkulu yenqubomgomo ka-2025, uhulumeni uxoxa ngesu elisha elibizwa nge-‘Progression Pathway’ elingangena esikhundleni sesibonelelo se-R350 SRD. Lokhu kuhlaziya kubheka lesi siphakamiso, ukuthi sizosho ukuthini kubantu abayizigidi abahlomulayo, nokuthi ingabe siyisinyathelo esiqotho sokunika abantu amandla noma isizathu esifihliwe sokunciphisa ukwesekwa komphakathi.

Isiphakamiso Esikhulu: Ukucabanga Kabusha Ngesibonelelo Se-R350 ka-2025

Uhlaka lwezokuphepha komphakathi eNingizimu Afrika luzolungela inguquko enkulu kusukela kwethulwa isibonelelo se-Social Relief of Distress (SRD). Kusukela ngoZibandlela (December) 2025, uhulumeni nabezombusazwe baxoxa kakhulu nge-‘Progression Pathway’ ehlongozwayo. Lokhu akuyona nje inyuso encane; kuyindlela entsha yokucabanga ukuthi kufanele lunikezwe kanjani uxhaso kubantu abangasebenzi. Ngokusho kwamaphepha okuqala abikwe imithombo efana ne-News24 kanye ne-Daily Maverick, lesi siphakamiso sihlose ukuhambisa abahlomulayo kusuka ’ekwamukeleni ngaphandle kwemibandela’ isibonelelo se-R350 kuya ’ekubambeni iqhaza okusebenzayo kwezomnotho’. Kalula nje, isikhathi sokuthola imali ngaphandle kwemibandela singase siphele, sithathelwe indawo uhlelo oluxhumanisa uxhaso lwezezimali nemibandela ethile efana nokuqeqeshwa kwamakhono, ukufuna umsebenzi, kanye nomsebenzi womphakathi. Lona uguquko olukhulu, futhi kubantu abayizigidi abancike kule R350, kuphakamisa umbuzo owodwa obalulekile: ingabe lokhu kuyisinyathelo esiya phambili, noma ukusunduza abantu baphume?

Iyini I-‘Progression Pathway’? Ukuchaza Umbono Kahulumeni

I-‘Progression Pathway’ iyimodeli enezigaba ezimbili eklanyelwe ukuhlukanisa abahlomulayo ngokuya ngekhono labo lokungena emsebenzini. Nansi incazelo elula yohlelo oluhlongozwayo: Isigaba 1: Isigaba Samakhono Nokusebenza (‘The Skills & Employability Stream’) * Abaqondiwe: Abantu abakwazi ukusebenza abaphakathi kweminyaka engu-18 nengu-59 abangasebenzi kodwa abakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi. * Umthetho: Ukuze uqhubeke uthola uxhaso lwezezimali (okungenzeka lube inani elihlukile, hhayi ngempela i-R350), abantu kulesi sigaba bazocelwa ukuthi babhalise eminyangweni yokuqashwa (Department of Labour), bahambele ama-workshop okuqeqesha amakhono, noma babambe iqhaza ezinhlelweni zomsebenzi womphakathi. * Umgomo: Inhloso eshiwo ukuhlomisa abantu ngamakhono adingekayo ukuze bathole umsebenzi osemthethweni, ngaleyo ndlela banciphise ukuncika kukahulumeni isikhathi eside. Isigaba 2: Isigaba Sobungozi (‘The Vulnerability Stream’) * Abaqondiwe: Abantu ababhekene nezingqinamba ezinkulu zokuqashwa, njengabantu abakhubazekile (abangafakwanga esibonelelweni sokukhubazeka), labo abasezindaweni zasemakhaya abangenalo ithemba lomsebenzi, noma labo abanobunye ubungozi obungapheli. * Umthetho: Lesi sigaba cishe sizoqhubeka sinikeza imali ngaphandle kwemibandela, efana nesibonelelo se-R350 samanje, siqaphela ukuthi ukuqashwa ngqo akuyona into engenzeka esikhathini esifushane kulaba bantu. Inselele enkulu, yiqiniso, ilele ekuhloleni. Ubani ozonquma ukuthi umuntu ungowasiphi isigaba? Yiziphi izindlela zokuhlola ezizosetshenziswa? Kukhona amathuba amakhulu amaphutha ebhizinisi nokungabandakanyi okungenabulungiswa, iphuzu abagxeki abasheshise ukuliphakamisa.

Ingxabano Eseqophelweni: Indlela Ephuma Ekuncikeni?

Abasekeli be-‘Progression Pathway’, ikakhulukazi ngaphakathi ku-National Treasury kanye noMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi (DSD), bathi isibonelelo se-R350 samanje, yize siyithuluzi elibalulekile lokunciphisa ubumpofu, sasingahloselwe ukuba isisombululo saphakade. Ingxabano yabo isekelwe ezinsikeni ezimbalwa ezibalulekile: 1. Ukuzinza Kwezezimali: Izindleko zesibonelelo se-SRD zinkulu kakhulu. Ukusixhumanisa nomsebenzi wezomnotho kubonakala njengendlela yokuphatha izindleko zesikhathi eside nokuqinisekisa ukuthi inetha lokuphepha komphakathi aliwi ngenxa yesisindo salo. 2. Ukulwa ‘Nogibe Lobumpofu’: Umbono uthi isibonelelo esingenamibandela, yize sibalulekile ukuze usinde, singadala ukungafuni umsebenzi okhokhela kancane noma ongemuva komthetho. Ngokwengeza imibandela, uhulumeni unethemba lokusondeza abantu emsebenzini osemthethweni. 3. Ukuthuthukiswa Kwamakhono Abantu: INingizimu Afrika inesikhala esikhulu samakhono. Abasekeli bathi le nqubomgomo ingaba indlela yokunikeza ukuqeqeshwa okukhulu kwamakhono, okudala abasebenzi abanamakhono abangaba negalelo ekukhuleni komnotho. Ngokwalokhu kubuka, le nqubomgomo akuyona isijeziso, kodwa utshalomali kumandla abantu bezwe. Kungumbono okhuthazayo, kodwa osekela kakhulu ’ekutheni kuzokwenzeka’.

Ingxabano Yokulwa: Ingabe Lokhu Kungaholela Enhlekeleleni?

Izinhlangano zomphakathi namaqembu amalungelo ezokuphepha komphakathi bakhiphe izexwayiso, bethi i-‘Progression Pathway’ ingaba inhlekelele yabantu. Ukugxeka kwabo kubukhali futhi kuyakhathaza kakhulu: * Ukuntuleka Kwamandla Kahulumeni: Ingabe uhulumeni unengqalasizinda yokunikeza ukuqeqeshwa okunenjongo kumakhono ezigidi zabantu? Ingabe ziningi izinhlelo zemisebenzi yomphakathi? Abagxeki bakhomba ukwehluleka kwangaphambili ezinhlelweni ezifanayo njengobufakazi bokuthi uhulumeni akakalungele iphrojekthi elikhulu kangaka. * Ukujezisa Abampofu: Ingqikithi yokugxeka ukuthi le nqubomgomo ijezisa abantu ngokungasebenzi emnothweni ongadali imisebenzi eyanele. Uma udinga umuntu ukuthi afune umsebenzi ongekho, ingabe uyamusiza noma umfaka enkingeni yokwehluleka nokubandlululwa? * Ibhizinisi Elididayo: Inqubo yokuhlola yokuqoka izigidi zabantu inobungozi. Ingaholela ekubandlululweni okukhulu, okungenabulungiswa kulabo abehluleka ukudlula ezingqinambeni zokuphatha eziyinkimbinkimbi. Ukuze uthole ulwazi mayelana nendlela yokuphatha izingxabano ezingase zivele, umhlahlandlela wethu on SASSA appeals unikeza ulwazi olubalulekile olungaba lubaluleke nakakhulu ngaphansi kohlelo olusha.

Ukuhlaziya Kwethu: Izinhloso Ezinhle, Ukucabanga Okuyingozi

Nasi isimo sethu: Inhloso engemuva kwe-‘Progression Pathway’ iyaqondakala. Akekho ofuna ukubona izigidi zabantu baseNingizimu Afrika zincike esibonelelweni esincane isikhathi esingapheli. Kodwa-ke, le nqubomgomo yakhelwe phezu kokucabanga okuyingozi: ukuthi isithiyo esiyinhloko ekuqashweni ukuntuleka kwamakhono noma intshisekelo kubantu abangasebenzi. Iyashaya indiva ngokuyinhloko iqiniso lesakhiwo somnotho waseNingizimu Afrika—omunye wabangalingani kakhulu emhlabeni, onokuntuleka kwemisebenzi okungapheli. Ukubeka umthwalo kumuntu ukuthi ‘azithuthukise amakhono’ emakethe yemisebenzi engaqashi kuyisisekelo esiphambene. Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa imibandela enjalo, uhulumeni kufanele aqale akhombise amandla akhe okudala imisebenzi nokunikeza ukuqeqeshwa okuhle, okufanele. Ngaphandle kwalokho, i-‘Progression Pathway’ ingaba ‘Indlela Yokubandlululwa’, lapho izigidi zinqunywa khona emgqeni wazo wokuphila ngenxa yokwehluleka kwazo ukuhlangabezana nemibandela engaphezu kwamandla azo. Lena yicala elijwayelekile lokubeka inqola phambi kwamahhashi.

Kusho Ukuthini Lokhu Kuwe, Othandwa Yi-R350

Uma le nqubomgomo isetshenziswa ngo-2025, ubuhlobo bakho ne-SASSA buzoshintsha kakhulu. Nakhu okudingeka ulungiselele: * Umsebenzi Omningi Wokuphatha: Ungadingeka ukuthi ubheke njalo ezikhungweni zabasebenzi, unikeze ubufakazi bezicelo zomsebenzi, noma ubhalise ezinhlelweni ezithile. * Ukuhlolwa Kabusha: Ukufaneleka kwakho ngeke kube nje mayelana nemali yakho engenayo. I-SASSA izodinga ukuhlola amakhono akho, indawo, kanye ’nokusebenza’ ukuze ikufake esigabeni esithile. * Izinkokhelo Ezingaqinisekile: Isibonelelo sakho singaba nemibandela. Ukwehluleka ukuhlangabezana nesidingo, ngisho nangesizathu esiqotho, kungaholela ekumisiweni kwenkokhelo yakho. Kubalulekile ukuqapha njalo isicelo sakho. Ungahlala usebenzisa ithuluzi elisemthethweni [lokuhlola Isimo se-SRD Status Check] (https://www.sassadates.co.za/status-guides/srd-r350-status-check/) ukuze uhlale unolwazi. * Izindleko Zokuhamba Nedatha: Ukuhlangabezana nalezi zidingo ezintsha kuzobiza imali—imali abahlomuli be-R350 abangenayo. Ukuhamba uye ezikhungweni zokuqeqesha nedatha yokufaka izicelo zomsebenzi ku-inthanethi kuyimithwalo emisha ebalulekile.

Isikhathi Esibekiwe: Okumele Ukulindele Ekuqaleni Kuka-2025

Kusukela ngoZibandlela (December) 2025, i-‘Progression Pathway’ isese isiphakamiso esingaphansi kwengxoxo enzima. Ayikasayindwa ibe umthetho. Nansi indlela okungenzeka iqhubeke ngayo: * December 2025 - January 2025: Isikhathi sokuphawula komphakathi kanye nokulalelwa kwamakhomithi ePhalamende. Lapha yilapho umphakathi nabantu abajwayelekile bengakwazi ukuveza imibono yabo. * February 2025: Lesi siphakamiso sizoba yisihloko esikhulu ngesikhathi senkulumo yeSabelomali Sikazwelonke (National Budget speech). Uxhaso olwabelwe luzoba inkomba enkulu yokuzibophezela kukaHulumeni. * March - June 2025: Uma sigunyazwa, linda ukuthi kuqale ukwethulwa ngezinyathelo, okungenzeka kuqale ngezinhlelo zokuhlola ezifundazweni ezithile. Okwamanje, uhlelo lwamanje lwesibonelelo se-R350 SRD lusekhona. Hlala ubheke [izinsuku zokukhokha ze-SASSA] (https://www.sassadates.co.za/payment-dates/) ezimenyezelwa ezinyangeni ezizayo.

Isiphetho: Indawo Yokuhlangana Kwezivumelwano Zomphakathi ZaseNingizimu Afrika

Ingxoxo nge-‘Progression Pathway’ ingaphezu kokuxoxa nje ngenqubomgomo; iyisibuko sokuthi hlobo luni lomphakathi iNingizimu Afrika efuna ukuba yilo. Ingabe sibona izibonelelo zomphakathi njengosizo lwesikhashana okufanele lususwe ngokushesha, noma njengotshalomali oluyisisekelo esizweni sobungcwele nokuzinza kwabantu bethu? Ngenkathi umgomo wokunika amandla kwezomnotho ubalulekile, indlela ehlongozwayo inamaphutha amakhulu futhi ingaholela ekulimaleni kwabantu abasengozini enkulu. Ngaphandle kokuthi uhulumeni akwazi ukulungisa umnotho kuqala kanye namandla akhe okuphatha, le ndlela ingaholela izigidi zabantu baseNingizimu Afrika hhayi ekuthuthukeni, kodwa ekuhluphekeni okukhulu.

FAQs

Iyini inqubomgomo entsha ye-SASSA ‘Progression Pathway’ okuxoxwa ngayo ka-2025?

I-‘Progression Pathway’ wuhlaka lwenqubomgomo ehlongozwayo lokushintsha isibonelelo se-R350 SRD. Esikhundleni senkokhelo yemali engenamibandela, ihlose ukuxhumanisa uxhaso lwezezimali nemibandela efana nokuqeqeshwa kwamakhono, ukufuna umsebenzi, noma ukubamba iqhaza emsebenzini womphakathi kulabo abakwazi ukusebenza.

Ingabe isibonelelo sami se-R350 sizomiswa ngo-2025 ngenxa yale nqubomgomo entsha?

Le nqubomgomo ayikasebenzi okwamanje. Uma iphasiswa, isibonelelo sakho ngeke simiswe ngempela, kodwa singaba nemibandela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kuzofanele uhlangabezane nezidingo ezithile ukuze uqhubeke usithola. Labo abathathwa njengabasengozini kakhulu ukusebenza bangaqhubeka bathola isibonelelo esingenamibandela.

I-‘Progression Pathway’ kulindeleke ukuthi iqale nini?

Kusukela ngoZibandlela (December) 2025, kuseseyisiphakamiso kuphela. Uma siqhubekela phambili, ukwethulwa okuyizinyathelo noma uhlelo lokuhlola lungaqala phakathi noma sekupheleni kuka-2025, kodwa ayikho idethi eqinisekisiwe yokuqala. Kuzoxoxwa ngaso kakhulu ePhalamende ekuqaleni kuka-2025.

Hlobo luni lokuqeqeshwa kwamakhono i-SASSA ezolunikeza ngaphansi kohlelo olusha?

Imininingwane incane, kodwa isiphakamiso sikhuluma ngokuqeqeshwa kwamakhono athile (vocational training), amakhono edijithali, namakhono ezandla. Ukukhathazeka okukhulu okuvela kubagxeki ukuthi ingabe uhulumeni unamandla okunikeza ukuqeqeshwa okusezingeni eliphezulu, okufanele esikalini esikhulu kangaka.

I-SASSA izonquma kanjani ukuthi ’ngingaqashwa’ noma ’ngisengozini’?

Lesi ngesinye sezici ezixakile zalesi siphakamiso. Izindlela ezithile zokuhlola azikaphothulwa, kodwa cishe zizobandakanya ukuhlola iminyaka, impilo, isimo sokukhubazeka, indawo, nesizinda semfundo. Le nqubo ingaba yinkimbinkimbi futhi ingaholela emaphutheni.

Kwenzekani uma ngingakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ezintsha zokufuna umsebenzi?

Ngaphansi kohlelo lwesibonelelo esinemibandela, ukwehluleka ukuhlangabezana nezidingo (isib. ukuphuthelwa iseshini yokuqeqesha noma ukungafaki izicelo zomsebenzi ezanele) kungaholela ekumisiweni okwesikhashana noma ekunqanyulweni kwenkokhelo yakho yesibonelelo. Kungakho amaqembu ezokuphepha komphakathi ekhathazekile.

Ingabe le nqubomgomo entsha ingena esikhundleni se-Basic Income Grant (BIG)?

Le nqubomgomo ibonakala njengenye indlela esikhundleni se-Basic Income Grant yomhlaba wonke. Ngenkathi i-BIG inikeza imali engenamibandela kubo bonke, i-‘Progression Pathway’ iyindlela eqondisiwe, enomshikisho. Zimele amafilosofi amabili ahlukene kakhulu ezokuphepha komphakathi.

Ngingaluthola kuphi ulwazi olusemthethweni mayelana nezinguquko zenqubomgomo ye-SASSA?

Njalo thembela emithonjeni esemthethweni. Hlola amawebhusayithi e-South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), uMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi (DSD), kanye neziteshi zezindaba zikahulumeni ezisemthethweni. Gwema ukuthemba amahlebezi noma okuthunyelwe kwabezindaba zomphakathi okungaqinisekisiwe.

Ingabe kufanele ngifake isicelo kabusha sesibonelelo sami manje ngenxa yalezi zindaba?

Cha. Kusukela ngoZibandlela (December) 2025, uhlelo lwamanje lwesibonelelo se-SRD lusekhona. Kufanele uqhubeke ulandela izinqubo ezikhona zezicelo nokuhlola isimo. Uma futhi lapho kusebenza uhlelo olusha, i-SASSA izokwenza izimemezelo ezisemthethweni zendlela okufanele kuqhutshwe ngayo. Indawo enhle yokuqala umhlahlandlela osemthethweni wezicelo ze-SRD (https://www.sassadates.co.za/how-to-apply/complete-srd-grant-application-guide/).

Ngingayiveza kanjani imibono yami ngale nqubomgomo ehlongozwayo?

Bheka izicelo ezisemthethweni zokuphawula komphakathi ezivela ePhalamende noma kuMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi ekuqaleni kuka-2025. Ungakwazi futhi ukusebenzisana nezinhlangano zomphakathi ezifana ne-Black Sash noma i-#PayTheGrants ezifaka izicelo kuHulumeni.