Organised labour proposed a basic income grant in SA in the late 1990s, but the debate took a back seat for some years after that.
The debate gained traction again during the Covid-19 pandemic as government responded to worsening unemployment.
Late last year, an expert panel said while the Social Relief of Distress grant had been a lifeline for many, it was too small to have made much difference in alleviating poverty. Get the biggest business stories emailed to you every weekday or go to the Fin24 front page . The possibility that a Universal […]
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