Social grants improving living standards

Lusanda Bill

29 August 2012

A new research has revealed that there is a smaller proportion of South Africans were living at the bottom of the living standards step in 2011 compared to 10 years ago.

In 2001, some 11-percent of South Africans fell into the category with the lowest living standards.

The South African Institute of Race Relations says the improvement can be attributed in part to the increase in the number of people receiving social payments.

Majority of South Africans are receiving social grants and old-age pensions.