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Household affordability index expected to stabilise in 2026, despite high living costs

By Akani Nkuna South Africa’s household affordability index is expected to stabilise in 2026, buoyed by good summer rains and a firmer rand that could ease pressure on key food prices, the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PMBEJD) said. PMBEJD Programme Coordinator Mervyn Abrahams told Inside Politics that improved local growing conditions and favourable currency dynamics were expected to support lower food inflation through t…
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insidepolitic.co.za broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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