There is a crucial link that exists between the right to a decent standard of life and the right to dignity. The right to dignity is an inalienable right guaranteed in Section 10 of the South African Constitution.

The infographics provide a snapshot of the research on a Decent Standard of Living (DSL) and a Decent Standard of Living Index in South Africa. The DSL is based on a concept of relative poverty that focuses on the ability of people to achieve a socially determined acceptable standard of living to enable them to participate fully in society.

 

INFOGRAPHIC: Towards a DECENT life for all  2019, SASPRI, LRS, SPII, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

 

INFOGRAPHIC: Towards a DECENT life for all  2018, SASPRI, LRS, SPII, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung