Joint Stakeholder Submission to the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review on the Right to Adequate Standard of Living in South Africa (March...

SPII's Contribution - Submission to UN CESCR on South Africa’s implementation of UN CESCR recommendations – composite index on the cost of living.

The Decent Standard of Living (DSL) project is a groundbreaking project in South Africa that combines subjective and survey data to identify key priorities needed...

November 2018 saw the commencement of a research programme that would reframe the way that South Africans look at life. This research, into what...

This last quarter has seen almost unparalleled academic contributions to the global call for universal basic income guarantees. SPII is proud to have been...

As we mark the end of another calendar year of the Corona pandemic and associated impact, The Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII)...

The Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG) is an annual civil society convening of people and organisations who use law as a tool to advance...

Introduction and Background South Africa went into a nation-wide lockdown from 26 March 2020, which was extended through a risk-adjusted approach ranging from Alert...

This research paper builds on SPII’s 2021 research report reviewing social transfer programmes within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and global social protection...

For SPII as a collection of people it was a difficult year. We anticipated the hard lockdown by working from home in early March...

As we approach a decade since SPII was established, we are proud to announce that the organisation has grown significantly; both in standing and...

The latest issue of the SADC Basic Income Grant Newsletter is Out. There are new and exciting developments, news,  recommended readings and forthcoming events...