Namibia: Govt urged to introduce unemployment social grant – Africa Links 24

Namibia: Govt urged to introduce unemployment social grant – Africa Links 24

Africa Links 24 with Namibia Press Agency
Published on 2025-05-16 07:00:13

The National Council has recommended expanding social grants to unemployed Namibians aged 18 to 59, following a study on the basic income grant.

The standing committee on health, social welfare and labour affairs has urged the government to extend social grants to include these citizens, who do not receive benefits from existing social safety nets.

The recommendation comes from the standing committee’s investigative report on the benefits of the basic income grant (BIG) for the…

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