As a social security measure, the BIG is a necessary means to enhance income security for all through the redistribution of wealth generated by all. Thus, the BIG is not just a means for fighting poverty and reducing inequality, but it is also an economic stimulus that increases the purchasing power of a country’s population through direct unconditional cash transfers.

The basic income grant (BIG) is a periodic cash transfer that is unconditional and permanent, and paid to all individuals in society. As a social security measure, the BIG is a necessary means to enhance income security for all through the redistribution of wealth generated by all. Thus, the BIG is not just a means for fighting poverty and reducing inequality, but it is also an economic stimulus that increases the purchasing power of a country’s population through direct unconditional cash transfers

These are the following objectives of this analysis :

• To assess the trends of key development indicators to gain a clear trajectory of
  progress and growth in South Africa.
• To provide a social justice perspective which puts people at the centre of development
  and ensures the progressive realisation of their socio-economic entitlements.
• To present a pre-COVID-19 baseline analysis. Thus highlighting how the impact of the
  pandemic on worsening inequality and public service delivery should drive the
  government to be more serious about aligning the post-Covid-19 recovery to the
  visions of global and national blueprints for inclusive development.

A Gap Analysis Report setting out the extent to which the core content of Economic, Social and Cultural rights have
been reflected in the current South African policy and legislative framework, with recommendations of further policy
and/or legislative reform.