The use and effectiveness of social grants in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authordu Toit, Andries
dc.contributor.authorHlatshwayo, Sandile
dc.contributor.authorvan Niekerk, Ingrid
dc.contributor.authorSamson, Michael
dc.contributor.authorNeves, David
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-13T09:44:12Z
dc.date.available2019-05-13T09:44:12Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThis research examines the effectiveness of social grants in South Africa, and how recipients use their grants. As a form of social protection, social grants not only ameliorate poverty and provide a safety net, they also potentially promote social transformation. The main report pulls together a number of aspects. First it reviews the scholarly literature on social grants, examining both the positive and negative outcomes associated with receiving social grants, focusing on state cash transfers to the elderly, children and the disabled. It then details qualitative and quantitative research undertaken to examine the effects of social grant receipt. This empirical research is combined and used to examine how social grants are used, including the extent to which they support household investments and contribute to financial activities. The report concludes by examining the policy implications of the findings.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipInstitute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI)en_US
dc.identifier.citationNeves, D. et al. (2009) The use and effectiveness of social grants in South Africa. Cape Town: Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) University of the Western Cape.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4672
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstitute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectSocial granten_US
dc.subjectSocial transformationen_US
dc.titleThe use and effectiveness of social grants in South Africaen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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