More money in poor people’s pockets, but at a heavy cost.

Analyses of the implications of extending income support measures in South Africa, including a basic income grant, have focused on one of three things: how much it will cost, calculations about how much revenue would need to be raised (but without assessing the ripple effects), and how it might affect the incomes of the rich and the poor.

Each of these provide important contributions. But they don’t address the dynamic and long-term implications of …

Basic Income Grant in South Africa Research Project