Institutionalise and extend Covid-19 grant, says panel of experts

Institutionalise and extend Covid-19 grant, says panel of experts

Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu says expanding social assistance is key to inclusive economic participation, reducing inequality and lifting many out of poverty. File photo. A more sustainable intervention is needed to provide income support to “chronically” poor and structurally unemployed South Africans, even after Covid-19 lockdowns are lifted.

This is according to a report on basic income support for 18 to 60-year-olds which was launched on Monday by the social development department in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

The department and the two entities appointed a panel of experts to conduct […]

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