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Restructuring Free Basic Services to Support Equitable Development
This policy brief by the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) argues that South Africa's current Free Basic Services (FBS) policy provides only a 'survival level' of electricity and water, which is insufficient to lift households out of poverty. The author proposes restructuring the FBS to provide 'developmental levels' of access—specifically 150kWh of electricity and 8kl of water per month for a targeted group of 7.5 million households—and shifting administration from municipalities to a social grant system managed by an independent agency like SASSA to improve equity and delivery.
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Document type: Policy brief