Children, Social Assistance and Food Security
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Date
2021
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
The Black Sash
Abstract
The Child Support Grant (CSG) in South
Africa, which is the smallest of all the grants,
is currently R460 per month after being
increased from R450 in April 2021. This grant
needs to cover many basic needs for a child –
not least nutrition. However, the reality is that
the grant is primarily used to buy food; food
that is insufficient in quantity and quality to
contribute to adequate nutrition. The grant for
each child is paid out to a designated caregiver,
who manages the funds on a child’s behalf.
Based on the understanding that even though
poverty and hunger are economic issues, they
are also deeply social and psychological, this
study is grounded on twelve case studies in
which caregivers of children on CSGs were
interviewed in depth about the ways in which
the cash transfer is managed by households in
terms of food and other basic needs.
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Keywords
South Africa, Child Support Grant, Poverty, Adequate nutrition
Citation
Zembe-Mkabile, W & Witten, Chantell & Edlemann, Theresa. (2022). Children, Social Assistance and Food Security: a research report.