South Africa: Overall Cost of Basic Food Items Continues to Outstrip Support for SA Grant Recipients

Child Support Grant must be increased to end child hunger, report says

The grant has reduced child hunger, but 1.2-million more children are short of food than in 2019

South Africa: Overall Cost of Basic Food Items Continues to Outstrip Support for SA Grant Recipients

While the price of some products including eggs and white rice decreased, products such as beef are still expensive. This, along with a rise in transport, electricity and rental costs, counteracted the mild relief offered by some staple food prices cooling.