Department of Social Development to launch Social Security Review publication

The Department of Social Development, in collaboration with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), will on Monday officially launch the Social Security Review Volume 2 publication in Cape Town under the theme: “Social Security in the time of COVID-19”.

First published at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, the Social Security Review is a publication that presents in-depth discussions and comparative critical analysis of topical questions and studies of national social security systems and international trends in policy and administration.

The articles are authored by social security experts and peer-reviewed, making the Social Security Review a must-read and must-have publication for policy advocates, researchers, policy makers, civil society, academia and practitioners in the field of social security.

Through this publication, the department said it seeks to generate new knowledge, information and critical analysis to ensure evidence-based decision and policy making in the field of social security.

At the onset of COVID-19 which resulted in national lockdowns across the globe, governments including South Africa introduced a variety of social protection measures to save lives, protect incomes, jobs and livelihoods. 

The department said the COVID-19 pandemic underlined the importance of social protection, not just as a fundamental human right, but also as a social, economic and political stabiliser in times of national and global crises.

“The Social Security Review Volume 2 provides a critical analysis of some of the social protection measures introduced as part of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well recommendations on how South Africa can build on these towards the realisation of the comprehensive social security system envisioned in the National Development Plan (Vision 2030),” said the department. – SAnews.gov.za