Yes, we can afford a universal basic income guarantee

Yes, we can afford a universal basic income guarantee

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reinstatement of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant and its extension to caregivers brings us one step closer to a universal basic income guarantee.

The Covid-19 pandemic has put the idea of ​​a universal basic income guarantee (UBIG) back on the agenda, as evidenced by the many civil society groups and community organizers . This recognizes, in the context of a long-standing structural unemployment crisis, that poverty and inequality cannot be tackled only by expanding employment.

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