ECONOMIC inequality has become worse for black people.
This is according to the new Inequality Trends report released by Stats SA, the Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit and the French Development Agency.
Speaking in Tshwane yesterday, Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke said all provinces, except the Eastern Cape and Limpopo, had seen a decline in the Gini coefficient, which measures inequality.
A high index means a country or province is unequal, while a low one means it’s equal.
He said individuals in both male and female-headed households recorded a decrease in their economic inequality across most measures between 2006 and 2015.
Inequality decreased for Indians, Asians and whites, while it remained constant for coloureds and had increased for blacks.
The report also shows black people have lower medical aid coverage than other groups.
Risenga said there had been a big increase in the number of pupils benefiting from the no-fee policy since 2007, with Limpopo and the Eastern Cape the major beneficiaries.
