Category: Basic Income

Queues at a South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) office in Bellville in January. The reinstatement of the Covid-19 grant takes the country one step closer to a universal basic income guarantee, say the authors. (Photo: GroundUp / Mary-Anne Gontsana) Political will and strategic taxation channels could help bridge the yawning divide between the haves and the have nots in South Africa.

First published by GroundUp .

Aliya Chikte is a Research Associate at the Institute for Economic Justice, where Gilad Isaacs is the Director. The reinstatement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Covid-19 social relief of […]

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Gift of the Givers donate food hampers, blankets and Covid-19 and baby care packs to about 115 extremely poor families at Mesco Farm in Stellenbosch on 7 July 2021. (Photo: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) While short-term measures to cushion the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic are welcome, South Africans want policy interventions to ease poverty and inequality.

Carin Runciman is the Director of the Centre for Social Change, University of Johannesburg (UJ). Benjamin Roberts is a Research Director and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, […]

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Source: Sinn Féin

28 July, 2021 – by Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Gaeilge, the Gaeltacht, Arts and Culture, Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD, has demanded an explanation from the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin on why the much publicised Universal Basic Income scheme for artists is now being called a “working age payment”, and has asked what implications this will have for artists. The Dublin South Central TD said: “Sinn Féin believes in providing a Living Wage for all, and has called for years for this to be piloted in the arts […]

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is considering the possibility of introducing a permanent basic income grant to help poor South Africans. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi While the reintroduction of the social relief of distress grant is estimated to cost Mzansi around R23 billion, independent political analyst Theo Venter believes it is certainly worth taking the risk.

“A basic income grant, although it may be expensive, is probably the cheapest way of doing several things,” he tells Food For Mzansi.

This, after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a grant of R350 to assist people during tough times while government was also still […]

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Queues at a South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) office in Bellville in January. The reinstatement of the Covid-19 grant takes the country one step closer to a universal basic income guarantee, say the authors. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana The reinstatement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant and its extension to caregivers take us one step closer to a universal basic income guarantee.

The Covid-19 pandemic has placed the idea of a universal basic income guarantee (UBIG) back on the agenda, as can be seen from the numerous demands from civil society groups and […]

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