FOOD BASKET: SAHRC food system hearings conclude, as the SRD grant fails to buy basic food

The SAHRC heard submissions in March about the food security crisis in South Africa, with the Universal Basic Income Coalition submitting that it would like to see the SRD grant transferred to a universal basic income grant. This is in light of the SRD grant only reaching half of those who live below the food poverty line, and it’s value being outstripped by the cost of living.

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