Calls Intensify For R1500 Basic Income Grant To Be Implemented

Calls Intensify For R1500 Basic Income Grant To Be Implemented

South Africa is facing intensifying calls for the implementation of a Basic Income Grant (BIG) . These calls for the BIG stem from their belief that the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant falls short of providing adequate support to the country’s most vulnerable citizens.

Lindi Mkhumbane from Cry of The Xcluded proposes BIG with a value of R1500 to address the pressing economic challenges facing many of the country’s most vulnerable.

Cry for The Xcluded along with civic movements and trade unions, says their proposal is based on a combination of factors, including the Upper-Bound Food Poverty Line and […]

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