Proposal
Basic Income Grant (campaign / proposal)
UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes
COUNTRY FILE
South Africa
ZAFActive related benefit
National statusNo strict national UBI
It does not simultaneously meet universality, individuality, unconditionality, periodicity, cash and lasting national scale.
Related activityActive related benefit
Social Relief of Distress Grant, 2020; Basic Income Grant (campaign / proposal); Child Support Grant
CheckedAugust 26, 2026
No material legislative change is listed after the source scan.
South Africa has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). The closest current instrument is “Social Relief of Distress Grant” (related): Temporary relief grant, not universal.
RELATED BENEFITS
Related benefits
PROPOSALS
Proposals
CRITERIA
Six criteria, per programme
Flags from different programmes are not added together to imply a national UBI.
Related programme
Child Support Grant
UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes
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