A draft policy on a basic income support grant for South Africans aged 18 to 59 has been submitted to state technical working committees for consideration, but there is no final decision yet on such an arrangement. | JasonFelix
While no final decision has been taken, there have been calls for the R350 relief grant to be used to pivot a basic income grant.
On Tuesday, officials from the Department of Social Development briefed the Select Committee on Health and Social Services on the department's annual performance plan. "DSD has embarked on extensive research and consultations, which have informed the policy proposals to be submitted for Cabinet consideration. We are looking at the group of 18- to 35-year-olds first and later the other age groups, until we get to 59. We have a series of proposals that we have put together. At this point in time, we have not concluded on those. These are all still proposals," he said.
Meanwhile, officials told MPs the DSD would transfer R253 billion to the SA Social Security Agency for the administration and payment of social grants to beneficiaries on behalf of the DSD.
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