This indicator shows the number and proportion of children living in households that are
income-poor. The poverty line is set at the 40th percentile, which means that in 2000, 40% of …

A gender lens was applied in an empirical study to assess the dynamics and policy
implications of one of South Africa's largest social protection programmes, the Child Support …

The reduction of poverty after the demise of apartheid is attributed largely to South Africa's
expansive social protection program. A key driver of this growth has been the Child Support …

Cash transfer programs have achieved wide-ranging success in reducing poverty, yet there
is little empirical research on how program rules and administrative capacity might limit …

Cash transfer (CT) programmes are increasingly being used as policy instruments to
address child poverty and child health outcomes in developing countries. As the largest …

Despite the growth of cash transfers to reduce poverty, promote child and family well-being
and women's empowerment, the gender dynamics and impact of social protection remains …

This article reports the findings of a review on the performance of the Child Support Grant
(CSG) programme. It suggests that the CSG impact theory is sound, the programme has in …

This study aimed to investigate the incentive/disincentive impacts of social grants on the
proportion of land area cultivated by rural households. The study relied on a sample of 984 …

Tanzania has expanded its social protection framework significantly over the past decade,
but the country continues to grapple with important gender inequalities. This paper …

The current economic downturn and the sharp increase in social assistance expenditures in
recent years has shown the importance of the social security system of South Africa in order …