Namibia: Govt Urged to Introduce Unemployment Social Grant

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 Otjivero-Omitara…