EPWP workers protesting outside the Gauteng Premier’s office, demanding permanent jobs. Public employment programmes balance the need for both economic and social aspects of well-being while a basic income grant prioritises economic well-being, while social well-being and social value is overlooked, writes Lauren Stuart.
The South African government’s introduction in May 2020 of a Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to mitigate the effects of Covid-related job loss, and unemployment reignited a perennial debate : should the country introduce a basic income grant?
Those in favour of the idea suggested that the SRD grant – R350 paid monthly – could […]
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