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A big need: Covid-19 has rammed home the necessity of social protection and a universal basic income grant

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Chronic unemployment and poverty have deepened despite numerous interventions. Over and above Covid-19 impacts, they amount to a chronic disaster that is unravelling our wellbeing and social cohesion and weakening our constitutional democracy. A pilot basic income grant offers a way out of the looming crisis.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32378217

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Social Policy and Reform Studies

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162069979

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