A basic income grant for South Africa: more money in poor people’s pockets, but at a heavy cost

A basic income grant for South Africa: more money in poor people’s pockets, but at a heavy cost

Hylton Hollander receives funding from Economic Research Southern Africa and has received funding from UNU-WIDER. He is affiliated with Stellenbosch University.

Daan Steenkamp receives funding from ERSA. He is affiliated with Codera Analytics, and Stellenbosch University Economics Department and SARB as a research fellow.

Roy Havemann receives funding from Economic Research South Africa. He is affiliated with Stellenbosch University and the Western Cape Government. A South African street vendor awaits customers. The country has some of the highest inequality in the world. Analyses of the implications of extending income support measures in South Africa, including a basic income grant, have focused […]

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