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abstract: 'One of the most important policy objectives in the post-apartheid South
African economy is to reduce poverty. Although economic growth and job
creation are the preferred sources of alleviating poverty and
inequality, social grant spending has contributed significantly to
reduce poverty (Van der Berg et al. in Poverty trends since the
transition: what we know. Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers: 19/09.
Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, 2009). Recently proposals were
tabled by the Department of Social Development of South Africa (Fin24 in
R3.3bn plan to extend child support grant to 21.
http://www.fin24.com/Economy/R33bn-child-care-grant-extension-to-21-on-c
ards-20150316. Accessed August 7, 2015, 2015) to extend the age
eligibility of the child support grant (CSG) to 21 years (at the time of
writing children aged up to 18 years are eligible). This sparked an
interest to investigate the impact on poverty of changes to the
eligibility criteria of CSG, as well as its fiscal implications. Using
person and household data from the 2010/2011 Income and Expenditure
Survey, various simulations are performed to assess the impact on
poverty rates and changes to social spending, given the following
changes: (1) if all age-eligible children applied; (2) if all
beneficiaries received the grant amount for the full 12-month duration;
(3) if the age eligibility criterion is extended; and (4) if the monthly
child grant income amount is revised upwards. We also examine how
changes in the eligibility criteria affect the income distribution.'
affiliation: 'Yu, D (Corresponding Author), Univ Western Cape, Dept Econ, Private
Bag X17, ZA-7535 Bellville, South Africa.
Beukes, Rochelle; Moses, Mariana; Yu, Derek, Univ Western Cape, Dept Econ, Private
Bag X17, ZA-7535 Bellville, South Africa.
Jansen, Ada, Stellenbosch Univ, Dept Econ, Private Bag X1, ZA-7602 Matieland, South
Africa.'
author: Beukes, Rochelle and Jansen, Ada and Moses, Mariana and Yu, Derek
author-email: 'rgallant01@gmail.com
ada@sun.ac.za
mmoses@uwc.ac.za
dyu@uwc.ac.za'
author_list:
- family: Beukes
given: Rochelle
- family: Jansen
given: Ada
- family: Moses
given: Mariana
- family: Yu
given: Derek
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s11205-016-1433-z
eissn: 1573-0921
files: []
issn: 0303-8300
journal: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
keywords: 'Child support grant; South Africa; Poverty; Simulations; Fiscal impact;
Equity'
keywords-plus: SOUTH-AFRICA
language: English
month: NOV
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '32'
orcid-numbers: Jansen, Ada/0000-0003-1430-2221
pages: 511-529
papis_id: 38b451d4bc6958236f6608fbe3a2ac60
ref: Beukes2017exploringeligibility
times-cited: '1'
title: Exploring the Eligibility Criteria of the Child Support Grant and its Impact
on Poverty
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000413985000006
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '8'
volume: '134'
web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology
year: '2017'