News Socio Economic FES-SPII Basic Income Grant (BIG) Web seminar Series 25.10.2021 The Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII), with the support of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, is hosted a three-webinar series on the Basic Income Grant (BIG). In 2021, with the support from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute-SPII was commissioned three critical papers on the BIG with the purpose of infroming and advancing evidence-based reseacrh, policy and social dialogue on the implementation of a BIG in South Africa. These papers form the basis of the FES-SPII BIG web seminar series and delivered evidence-based insignhts on the followinf three themes on the BIG: A Basic Income Guarantee for a better South Africa: The Evolution of social assistance in South Africa since 1994. presented by: Duma Gqubule, 13 October 2021 Global Basic Income Grant (BIG) pilots since 2000: An annotated summary of lessons for South Africa. Presented by: Nkululeko Majozi, 20 October 2021 Potential multiplier effects of a Basic Income Grant for the South African Economy. Presented by: Duma Gqubule, 22 October 2021 Click here to watch the web seminar series.
