Many fail to pay bills, want food parcels and worry about education: poll

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Both low and high income communities feel the government needs to provide more food relief to the poor, but they do not share similar concerns about paying bills or schools reopening during the extended lockdown.

Interestingly, the survey found a clear disparity between the rich and the poor regarding their concerns on attitudes around the regulations.

The graph showed that 93% of high-income earners were able to adhere to social distancing but in the case of low- income earners, not so much. This was attributed to the nature of population congestion and poverty. “This has impacted people’s emotions and level of stress. If we were to avoid people starving to death, it’s critical to provide food to the vast population of SA. This is something we need to address. Schools need to be prepared as quickly as possible for poor people to have access to quality education so they can improve their lives.

In terms of leadership confidence, the vast majority of South Africans approve of President Cyril Ramaphosa's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite growing hunger, loss of human rights and anxiety.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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