A panel of experts has recommended that the Covid Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant be permanently introduced and financed through income tax. Queues for social grants in Khayelitsha. Source: Mary-Anne Gontsana/GroundUp A study which looked at the social, fiscal and economic impact of permanent basic income support to the most vulnerable found that this would reduce poverty for 13.1 million beneficiaries and reduce income inequality.
The study, commissioned by the Department of Social Development in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation, was published on Tuesday, 13 December.
Panellists included Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever of Wits University’s Social Security […]
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