Based on the findings of a KNOMAD  survey and quantitative report, this Policy Brief focuses on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on South Africa’s internal migrants who have migrated to two big cities - Cape Town and Johannesburg.  While the high- and middle-income residents in the big cities could shield themselves well from the virus, millions of migrants who resided in over-crowded low-income informal settlements and townships underwent severe hardship with loss of jobs and incomes for many months, soaring costs of living and food insecurity, and little escape from getting infected. Despite a South African policy response to COVID-19, almost 60% of the migrants said that they received no food or financial help from government during the pandemic.The Brief offers comprehensive migration-sensitive recommendations to better address the livelihood interests of internal migrants especially in the context of migrant food security and future pandemic social assistance.