With the 2022 budget speech a month away, it remains to be seen what the approach to the much-touted basic income grant (BIG) would be after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s calls for the government to examine the feasibility and affordability of providing income support for the poor and unemployed.
In his closing remarks at the ANC’s national executive committee meeting on Sunday, Ramaphosa said the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant, launched two years ago to help adults without income cope during the pandemic, has had a “significant positive impact” on unemployed and poor people.
“The government must examine the feasibility […]
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