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SOCIAL Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says the Social Development portfolio is in the process of devising a Basic Income Support for the poor owing to the rising cost of living.
Zulu was addressing members of parliament (MPs) during the two-day State of the Nation Address Debate in Cape Town.
The minister reiterated that it is important that the design of a Basic Income Support (BIS) should resonate with the fiscal space while supporting government’s intended social outcomes and future-targeted policy objectives.
The possible induction of a universal Basic Income Grant for South Africans has been in discussion for quite some time.
The Basic Income Grant would provide income support for individuals between the age of 18 and 59 years old who are struggling and don’t have any social assistance.
“While these historic conditions resulted in the innovative delivery of free basic services — including housing, health services,
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