Basic Income Grant: ‘In one fell swoop, Government can eradicate poverty’

Basic Income Grant: 'In one fell swoop, Government can eradicate poverty'

Lunch with Pippa Hudson Africa Melane interviews Isobel Frye, Director at Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute. The government has reintroduced and widened the net of the R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant

A basic income grant of R1268 will eradicate extreme poverty “in one fell swoop”

A wealth tax or financial transactions tax could pay for the grant © rawpixel/123rf.com The Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) has been reinstated until March 2022.The R350 grant is now also available to unemployed caregivers who currently receive child support grants.The grant is administered by the South African […]

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