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Civil society groups want Cyril Ramaphosa, Treasury to implement UBI grant
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Sunday World
Civil society groups have renewed calls for the introduction of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) grant as unemployment figures skyrocket and poverty remains a concern.
Amandla.mobi led a panel-discussion on the UBI, urging President Cyril Ramaphosa and National Treasury to look into the matter ahead of the Budget Speech next month.
For government to implement the UBI grant, at least R67.1-billion a month is needed to make the payments.
Moeti explained that distributing the UBI grant would boost consumption and assist business-minded people to open up businesses.
Integrating grant with job opportunitiesGodongwana also announced that government was exploring means to integrate the SRD grant with employment opportunities.