- Title
- An assessment of the child support grant as a poverty alleviation intervention in South Africa: the case of Mdantsane township in the Eastern Cape
- Creator
- Mase, Blossom Bukelwa
- Subject
- Child support -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Child welfare -- South Africa
- Subject
- Child support -- Government policy -- South Africa
- Subject
- Poverty -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Children -- Services for -- South Africa
- Date
- 2008
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- M Soc Sc (Dev)
- Identifier
- vital:11412
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/299
- Identifier
- Child support -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Identifier
- Child welfare -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Child support -- Government policy -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Poverty -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Identifier
- Children -- Services for -- South Africa
- Description
- There were different kinds of imbalances that were created by the past regime in which race and colour were determining factors in terms of access to state welfare. The State Maintance Grant was one of the state welfare interventions where African women did not even know how or where to access the grant. When the Child Support Grant was introduced in 1998 it gave hope to the vulnerable section of the society, the children. The CSG is one of the poverty alleviation programs introduced by the government to target the poverty stricken children of South Africa. This is a means tested program which not all children are to benefit but a certain portion of the society. There are special conditions attached to the grant which require to be fulfilled. These conditions require the child to be fed, clothed, immunized, school needs be paid, and have proper accommodation. This study made use of the Mdantsane Township which is 25 km away from East London city centre as a case study to determine whether the CSG has managed to achieve its objective of relieving poverty among children, given the conditions of poverty and unemployment in Mdantsane. The findings of this study indicate that the people of Mdantsane are still in poverty and the most affected sections remain the children. The respondents indicate that the people are unemployed as a result the CSG seems to be the source of livelihood in these households leaving the children at a disadvantage as the grant is intended for x their own needs. Therefore there is a need to investigate whether the CSG has any impact on the lives of these children. Also since Eastern Cape is known to be one of the poorest provinces, it is important to investigate whether the CSG has become the source of livelihood in some households.
- Format
- 91 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management & Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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