R52,800 per person per year for 8.2 million people in South Africa

• R52,800 per person per year for 8.2 million people in South Africa
• The proposal to increase social grants to R4,400 per month would cost R52,800 per person each year, funded by taxpayers, according to economist Dawie Roodt.
• The National Treasury has warned that the country's tax base could not afford a system with such a high cost, and economist Roodt has proposed replacing the existing specialised welfare grants with a single grant, including a portion that recipients could spend freely and another portion provided through vouchers for services such as e