International migration and social protection in South Africa

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2022

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Taylor and Francis Group

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For a developing country, South Africa has the most comprehensive social protection system in terms of social grant coverage. Moreover, the country is also often hailed for its transformative constitution which enshrines socio-economic rights for all. Similarly, South Africa is widely praised for its progressive refugee policy, which encourages refugees to self-settle into the local community, and those who are not able to support themselves are provided with services in the same way as the citizens of South Africa. In light of this, in 2012 the Department of Social Development promulgated changes to the regulations, by which refugees became eligible to claim social grants provided by the government of South Africa.

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Social development, Social grants, Human rights, International migrants, South Africa

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Nzabamwita, J., & Dinbabo, M. (2022). International migration and social protection in South Africa. Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1), 2144134. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2022.2144134

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https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2022.2144134
 http://hdl.handle.net/10566/9021

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