Tackling the triple challenge of poverty, inequality and unemployment remains an important task for the South African government. One mechanism proposed to combat this triple challenge is the introduction of a Basic Income Grant.
The Department of Social Development (DSD) says a recent report on Basic Income Support will have a positive impact on the discourse around society’s responsibility to support unemployed individuals living in South Africa.
Prior to the introduction of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant in 2020, able bodied unemployed individuals between the ages of 18 and 59 years old did not qualify for social support form […]
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