The Basic Income Grant (BIG) has long been a topic of debate in South Africa. The idea was first raised in the 1997 White Paper on Social Welfare. More than 20 years later more than half the population lives on R1335 per month or less. In the context of widespread poverty, unemployment, and the need for wealth redistribution and social redress, the justification for a BIG are especially relevant today.
The South African government introduced a Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) to ameliorate growing levels of hunger resulting from the hard lockdown, however, the monetary value of the grant […]
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