Calls are mounting for the Covid-19 relief grant to be made permanent, given SA’s worsening humanitarian crisis. But where will the money come from?
State support: Senior citizens queueing for their monthly social grants outside Jabulani Mall, Soweto. Picture: Gallo Images/ER Lombard There is sympathy for the idea of a basic income grant (BIG), given the devastating impact Covid-19 is having on society, but the government would likely have to slash its wage bill to fund such an expansive policy. That alone could leave any plan stone dead.
The dream of extending social grants to unemployed adults has been […]
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