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    • A new study on a Decent Standard of Living in South Africa finds that it costs R7,911 per person per household to achieve the 34 Socially Perceived Necessities (SPNs) that most South Africans find important to live a dignified life | supplied by UNICEF (1)
    • A new study on a Decent Standard of Living in South Africa finds that it costs R7,911 per person per household to achieve the 34 Socially Perceived Necessities (SPNs) that most South Africans find important to live a dignified life | supplied by UNICEF (2)
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A Decent Standard of Living costs R7 911 as reflected in 34 Socially Perceived Necessities - New Study Finds

It determined that South Africans across a spectrum of socio-economic backgrounds viewed 21 Socially Perceived Necessities (SPNs) as a benchmark for a decent standard of living

A new launch at the 6th Annual Decent Standard of Living Colloquium today demonstrates that there are 34 Socially Perceived Necessities defined as needs, common to the majority of South Africans from all walks of life, to achieve a dignified life for all. The Decent Standard of Living Measure (https://bit.ly/3AZyetN),…