Basic Income Grant on the table for South Africa’s unemployed poor

Basic Income Grant on the table for South Africa’s unemployed poor

People queue at sunrise to wait for food during a handout during the national coronavirus lockdown. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Kim Ludbrook) As South Africa weathers the storm of increased hunger, poverty and unemployment during the pandemic, the government has announced its intention to introduce a Basic Income Grant for unemployed non-grant recipients between the ages of 18 and 59.

The government may be introducing a Basic Income Grant (BIG), according to Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu.

Speaking during a government social cluster briefing on Monday 13 July, Zulu said historic and emergent factors, in particular the Covid-19 pandemic, had […]

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