UMnyango Wezemidlalo, Ubuciko Namasiko (i-DCAS) ukhiphe izinhlu ezimbili ezengeziwe eziqukethe amagama amaciko nabalingisi abathole uxhaso lwezimali esikhwameni sawo sokusiza nge-COVID-19. Lezi zinhlu zishicilelwe ngemuva kokuthi uNgqongqoshe osanda kuqokwa njengoNgqongqoshe wezeMidlalo, ubuCiko namaSiko, uGayton McKenzie, eyalele umnyango ukuthi uveze obala amagama abantu abazohlomula.
Ngesikhathi sokubhebhetheka kobhubhane lwe-COVID-19, umnyango ubeke isamba semali engu-R160 million ukuxhasa abasunguli abalahlekelwe yizimali ngenxa yemikhawulo ye-lockdown.
Iqembu lokuqala labaculi lithole uxhaso olusukela ku-R10 000 kuya ku-R75 000. Iqembu lesibili lathola u-R10 000 lilinye, kwathi u-R6 000 wathunyelwa eqenjini lokugcina.
Yize uMcKenzie ethe ukwenza lolu hlu esidlangalaleni kuyisenzo sokwenza izinto obala, kuneziphakamiso zokuthi isenzo sakhe silethe ihlazo emphakathini kubaculi abasala besengozini ngesikhathi sokuvalwa.
UMcKenzie nokho akaxolile, udalule ukuthi uyalele uMnyango ukuthi ushicilele olunye uhlu olunamagama amaciko nawo axhasiwe.
Phakathi kuka-2020 no-2021, umnyango ubeke imali ecishe ibe yizigidi ezingama-R90 ukuxhasa abasunguli ekwabiweni kwezimali kwesibili nokwesithathu.
Ngasekuqaleni kwaleli sonto umnyango ushicilele uhlu lokuqala lwabaculi, okukhokhwe kulo imali engaphezu kuka-R72 million ngesikhathi esifanayo.