Prioriteit nommer een: Hoe ’n UBIG kan help om honger te verslaan

The fact sheet examines the crisis of food insecurity in South Africa, noting that while the country produces enough food, millions lack the income to access it. It highlights the severe health and economic consequences of malnutrition, particularly for children, and argues that existing targeted grants are insufficient. The document proposes a UBIG as a direct mechanism to eliminate hunger, while cautioning that it must be part of a broader strategy including a 'just food transition' to address systemic issues and climate change risks.

• Food insecurity in South Africa is driven by income poverty rather than a lack of food production, as the country is considered food secure at a national level but suffers from high household-level hunger.
• Official data indicates a severe hunger crisis: in 2023, 23.1% of households had 'limited access' to food, and 13.5% of households had at least one member who reported 'suffering hunger' (missing meals).
• A significant portion of the population cannot afford a nutritious diet; 63.5% of South African households are estimated to lack access to adequate nutrition, and 64.7% of households spend less on food per person than the food poverty line of R796 per month.
• Malnutrition has severe human and economic costs, with 28.8% of children under 5 in South Africa being stunted. In the 2022/23 reporting cycle, 1,000 children died from malnutrition and over 15,000 were hospitalized.
• The document argues that a UBIG is superior to food vouchers because vouchers are paternalistic, administratively complex, more prone to corruption, and favor large retailers over informal traders.
• While a UBIG addresses income, it must be paired with a 'just food transition' (RVO) to address systemic issues like supermarket market power and the impacts of climate change on crop production, such as maize.

APA

Institute for Economic Justice (2024). Prioriteit nommer een: Hoe ’n UBIG kan help om honger te verslaan. https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IEJ-UBIG-Factsheet-11-Afrikaans.pdf

Chicago

Institute for Economic Justice. Prioriteit nommer een: Hoe ’n UBIG kan help om honger te verslaan. 2024. https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IEJ-UBIG-Factsheet-11-Afrikaans.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforeconomicjustice2024prioriteit, author = {{Institute for Economic Justice}}, title = {{Prioriteit nommer een: Hoe ’n UBIG kan help om honger te verslaan}}, institution = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2024}, month = oct, url = {https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IEJ-UBIG-Factsheet-11-Afrikaans.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }