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Financing and Funding Options for Social Protection in South Africa
Year of Publication : 2026
Language : en
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Abstract (English) : South Africa’s social protection system plays a vital role in reducing poverty and inequality, promoting social inclusion, and improving livelihoods. It encompasses a wide range of interventions, including social grants, public employment programmes, subsidised basic services, and healthcare, which collectively benefit millions of citizens in vulnerable situations. However, overall coverage and spending on social protection remain limited, hindering progress toward SDGs 1 and 3. Sustaining and expanding these interventions has become more challenging amid high unemployment, weak economic growth, and tightening fiscal constraints.
Therefore, ASSAf, through its Standing Committee on Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCfRPI), is hosting a webinar in a series on “Social Protection and Employment Creation” to explore the financing and funding options for social protection in South Africa.
Objectives
• To highlight a suite of financing models at disposal for social protection in South Africa.
• To propose practical responses for social protection financing amid the country’s declining fiscal resources and international donor funding.
• To analyse sustainable funding options specifically for the Basic Income Grant, taking into account macroeconomic and fiscal effects.
Description : MP4 video, 706 MB: Duration: 01:30:35
Publisher : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Citation : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2026). Financing and Funding Options for Social Protection in South Africa [Online] Available at: https://youtu.be/6MmH_gqFO3U\
Sponsorship : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Peer Review Status : Non-Peer Reviewed
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