Everyone deserves Universal Basic Income.
A Universal Basic Income (UBI) means a monthly income for all working-age adults in South Africa, no tests, no red tape, just dignity and justice for all.
A Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a regular cash transfer available to all working-age adults, with no conditions, no complex qualifications, and no one left behind.
It’s:
Universal: It’s available to everyone, regardless of employment status or income.
Basic: It’s enough to meet essential needs and support dignity.
Income: It’s regular and reliable, not a once-off.
UBI recognises that poverty is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. This is a solution that centres people, not paperwork.
South Africa’s current social safety net is failing; millions are excluded, poverty and hunger are on the rise, and unemployment remains high. In this Q&A video, IEJ’s Siyanda Baduza unpacks why Universal Basic Income (UBI) is the solution: a simple monthly payment for every working-age adult with no conditions and no red tape. UBI is not dependency, but dignity, a foundation that enables people to work, study, care, and build. It’s affordable, fair, and essential for our future.
UBI: No one left behind.
A system that lifts everyone up.
Universal Basic Income is no longer a fringe idea. It’s a serious, necessary response to South Africa’s deep inequality, unemployment, and broken safety nets.
A UBI is a commitment to ensure that everyone has a minimum level of income to meet their basic needs. This is done through a regular cash transfer or grant, that spurs development and promotes sustainable livelihoods.
Some say UBI will make people lazy and dependent. The truth is that UBI removes the barriers standing between workers and employment, it gets people into jobs.
Read the biggest myths and set the record straight with the facts.
A Universal Basic Income Guarantee isn’t just a handout, UBI gives people the power to prosper. With a secure income, people can invest, start businesses, and build sustainable futures.
