Ruth Hall

@RuthHallPLAAS

land, food, agriculture, and all things political in South Africa... and anywhere else

Cape Town, South Africa
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    Apr 1

    The social legitimacy of the is most likely to run aground unless an urgent plan can be made to ensure that everyone in the country has access to sufficient food. And it’s not looking good.

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    8 hours ago

    it bears retweeting: and help 75% of women who've lost their incomes due to . do it,

    5.5 million informal workers have lost their jobs. They support 16.5 mill people. Topping up the child support grant will reach 65% of them as compensation for loss of earnings. will help 75% of women who've lost their incomes due to .
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    Apr 14

    WEBINAR: : A perspective from rural South Africa Join PLAAS for a webinar this Thursday @ 13:00 on how the South African govt's lockdown regulations have affected rural communities. 👉Click here to join

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    22 hours ago

    If you’re having trouble with the link to the form above: try the following one

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    22 hours ago

    C19 Online People's Assembly - To RSVP follow the link and fill out the form.

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    17 hours ago

    Why are we contemplating what to do? Let’s just get this done and use systems that are in place and working.

    5.5 million informal workers have lost their jobs. They support 16.5 mill people. Topping up the child support grant will reach 65% of them as compensation for loss of earnings. will help 75% of women who've lost their incomes due to .
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    20 hours ago

    So please ! All the analysis clearly shows that topping up the OAP instead of the CSG would be a terrible mistake.

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    23 hours ago

    The South African government is still delaying its decision on this proposal, but it's clearly the most logical and simplest way to help the largest number of needy people. (There are reports that the Finance Minister isn't ready to support it yet.)

    What should government do about the food crisis? Give more money to the poor. Using the Child Support Grant database: this will reach 65% of people who depend on informal jobs, whereas the Old Age Pension only reaches 25%. by R500. Cost: R6.2 billion a month
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  9. 23 hours ago

    You Twitter influencers out there: Please add your voice on the urgent call to government to increase the Child SUpport Grant to give relief to poor households affected by the

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  10. 24 hours ago

    All you big Twitterati: Please amplfiy this urgent call to govt to top up the Child Support Grant as the best way to reach a very large proportion of vulnerable households. to announce decision.

    What should government do about the food crisis? Give more money to the poor. Using the Child Support Grant database: this will reach 65% of people who depend on informal jobs, whereas the Old Age Pension only reaches 25%. by R500. Cost: R6.2 billion a month
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    24 hours ago

    It would be okay to top up all grants, but if it comes to a choice then it HAS to be CSG as best targeted to poor HHs with unemployed, informal sector dependent...

    Increasing the Child Support Grant will reach 75% of the 2.5 million women who have lost their informal sector jobs. It can be done right now. Govt has the evidence. It can make the money available.
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  12. Apr 15

    Increasing the Child Support Grant will reach 75% of the 2.5 million women who have lost their informal sector jobs. It can be done right now. Govt has the evidence. It can make the money available.

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    Apr 15

    so very important that we do this!

    5.5 million informal workers have lost their jobs. They support 16.5 mill people. Topping up the child support grant will reach 65% of them as compensation for loss of earnings. will help 75% of women who've lost their incomes due to .
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  14. Apr 15

    5.5 million informal workers have lost their jobs. They support 16.5 mill people. Topping up the child support grant will reach 65% of them as compensation for loss of earnings. will help 75% of women who've lost their incomes due to .

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  15. Apr 14

    40% of households that receive the Child Support Grant also rely on informal sector income - which they've now lost due to . The overlap is only 10% in households receiving Old Age Pension. So is the best first step towards making up for lost incomes.

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  16. Apr 14

    Government can quickly get R6.5bn per month into nearly 6 million of the poorest households by topping up the Child Support Grant (13 million grants), starting immediately in two weeks time. Compared with only 2.6 million households getting Old Age Pensions (3.6 million grants).

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  17. Apr 14

    Increasing the Child Support Grant by R500 per month for 6 months is the quickest, easiest and safest way to transfer R40bn to poor households, who can use the cash to buy food and other essentials. Cash transfers also help to stimulate local economies and the informal sector.

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    Apr 14

    so much that needs doing as well, but this clear suggestion needs repeating until government does it: give. money. to. the. poor. now. they need it, they’ll spend it right away, locally (where the monopolists haven’t strangled competition) do it, . do it now.

    What should government do about the food crisis? Give more money to the poor. Using the Child Support Grant database: this will reach 65% of people who depend on informal jobs, whereas the Old Age Pension only reaches 25%. by R500. Cost: R6.2 billion a month
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    Apr 14

    For any interested in why OAP makes little difference to extreme-poverty rate (~R580 p/person p/month): Because OAP is ~R1800 p/month, only large OAP-receiving hholds are below extreme-poverty line. For these hholds, increase in hhold income of R500 doesn't do much per person.

    What should government do about the food crisis? Give more money to the poor. Using the Child Support Grant database: this will reach 65% of people who depend on informal jobs, whereas the Old Age Pension only reaches 25%. by R500. Cost: R6.2 billion a month
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    Apr 14
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    Just for credits: This was done with , and stems from work together with , and .

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  21. Apr 14

    again.... Credit to ! And

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