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MPP pushes for widows’ grant

SHAMEEN Thakur Rajbansi, an MPP and leader of the Minority Front, could be a few steps closer to having a widows’ grant included in the Social Assistance Amendment Act.

The Act provides payments for old age, foster and child support grants among others.

Thakur Rajbansi, who is a widow, said

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