Social Development minister Lindiwe Zulu says that government has begun consultations on a new basic universal income grant for South Africa.
Presenting her departmental budget speech in a virtual parliamentary meeting on Friday (24 July), Zulu indicated that the introduction of the grant would act as an extension of the social and financial measures introduced by the government in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“As we consider multiple ways to extend the social protection coverage to those aged 18 to 59 years in the period beyond October 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic is bringing back the discussion about the basic income grant,” […]
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