A basic income grant will transform the South African social security system

A basic income grant will transform the South African social security system

DAILY MAVERICK / 18 AUGUST 2020 – 13.22 / NAUDE MALAN A universal basic income grant is a deep ideological shift towards individualism, and its material effects will lead to very deep social and cultural changes. It could change the basic structure of our economy.

South Africa is considering a basic income grant (BIG) again. A basic income grant, particularly one that pays out generously above the minimum needed to live is likely to affect the entire social security system and all social policy profoundly. Its design and features will have effects on family life, housing, education, health, migration […]

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