The relationship between food insecurity, the child support grant and childcare arrangements

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dc.contributor.authorSwart, Rina
dc.contributor.authorTyabashe-Phume, Babalwa Pearl
dc.contributor.authorZembe-Mkabile, Wanga
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-16T09:53:30Z
dc.date.available2024-09-16T09:53:30Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractFood insecurity is endemic in South Africa because of high levels of poverty. Children in food-insecure households may be exposed to childcare instabilities. However, the role of social protection in mediating the relationship between food insecurity and childcare arrangements is not well understood. This study explored the relationship between food insecurity, childcare arrangements and the child support grant (CSG) in a township in Cape Town. The study design was mixed-methods; a hunger scale was administered to 120 participants and in-depth interviews conducted with 23 primary caregivers of children under 2 years of age. The findings indicated that despite being food insecure, many households had stable childcare arrangements, presumably because of the CSG and the age of the children at the time of the study. Further research is needed to unpack the relationship between food insecurity, childcare arrangements and the CSG.
dc.identifier.citationTyabashe-Phume, B.P., Swart, R. and Zembe-Mkabile, W., 2024. The relationship between food insecurity, the child support grant and childcare arrangements. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 60(1), pp.80-97.
dc.identifier.issn00378054
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.15270/60-1-1252
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/16149
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectChild support grant
dc.subjectChildcare arrangements
dc.subjectFood insecurity
dc.subjectFood-insecure households
dc.subjectPrimary caregivers
dc.titleThe relationship between food insecurity, the child support grant and childcare arrangements
dc.typeArticle

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