Browsing by Author "Rosa, Solange"
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- ItemOpen AccessAt all costs? Applying the means test for the Child Support Grant(Children's Institute, 2005-09) Budlender, Debbie; Rosa, Solange; Hall, Katharine
- ItemOpen AccessChild rights at the core: a commentary on the use of international law in South African court cases on children's socio-economic rights(Children's Institute, 2006-05) Rosa, Solange; Dutschke, Mira
- ItemOpen AccessChildhood poverty in South Africa(Children's Institute, 2002-11) Martin, Patricia; Rosa, SolangeBased on a paper by Teresa Guthrie.
- ItemOpen AccessCounting on children: realising the right to social assistance for child-headed households in South Africa(Children's Institute, 2004-08) Rosa, SolangeAs a consequence of the increasing numbers of orphans in South Africa in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, a relatively small number of children are remaining in households where there are no adult care-givers – in so-called ‘child-headed households’. Despite the lack of accurate, national data on the prevalence of such child-headed households, it is likely that the number of child-headed households in South Africa will increase as the HIV/AIDS pandemic progresses. This paper argues that, in light of this reality and future projections, under certain circumstances it may be ‘in the best interests of the child’ that child-headed households be recognised as a legitimate family form. This paper further argues that, once recognised, children living in child-headed households require social assistance from the State if they are unable to support themselves or their dependents, and that according to the South African Constitution, they are equally entitled to such assistance. Children living in child-headed households are currently unable to access financial support, in the form of the Child Support Grant, from the government, for two reasons: the administrative identification requirements placed on the applicant ‘primary care-giver’, and the lack of political will to give grants directly to these children. The Constitution obliges the State to provide social security to everyone, including social assistance if they are unable to support themselves and their dependants. In addition, the State has a responsibility to children who are orphaned and have no parental care. This paper argues that the government has an obligation to provide social assistance to children living in child- headed households, via a mechanism that is practical, reasonable and appropriate. This paper therefore analyses the problems experienced by children living in child-headed households in accessing social assistance, in particular the Child Support Grant; outlines the constitutional obligations of the State regarding social assistance towards such children; and presents a number of mechanisms – directly and through a mentor – that will ensure that child- headed households are able to access social assistance provided by the State.
- ItemOpen AccessExtending the Child Support Grant to all children under 18 years(Children's Institute, 2002-11) Rosa, Solange; Guthrie, Teresa
- ItemOpen AccessExtending the Child Support Grant to children under 18 years: a fact sheet(Children's Institute, 2004-09) Rosa, Solange; Meintjes, HelenPrepared for the Alliance for Children's Entitlement to Social Security (ACESS).
- ItemOpen AccessExtension of the CSG to children under 14 years: monitoring report, 1 April 2003 - 31 March 2004(Children's Institute, 2004-03) Rosa, Solange; Mpokotho, Connie
- ItemOpen AccessImplementation of the Child Support Grant: a study of four provinces and recommendations for improved service delivery(Children's Institute, 2006-01) Goldblatt, Beth; Rosa, Solange; Hall, Katharine
- ItemOpen AccessJoint submission on the draft Social Assistance Bill(Children's Institute, 2003-01) Frye, Isobel; Proudlock, Paula; Rosa, SolangeWritten submission by Black Sash, Alliance for Children's Entitlement to Social Security, Children's Institute (UCT), Community Law Centre (UWC) and South African Federal Council on Disability, 23 January 2003.
- ItemOpen AccessJoint submission to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the Social Assistance Bill(Children's Institute, 2003-09) Rosa, Solange; Frye, IsobelJoint submission by the Children's Institute and the Black Sash on behalf of a number of organisations, 18 September 2003.
- ItemOpen AccessThe Means to Live. Targeting poverty alleviation to realise children's rights(Children's Institute, 2009) Hall, Katharine; Leatt, Annie; Rosa, Solange
- ItemOpen AccessPhased-in extension of Child Support Grant up to 14 years(Children's Institute, 2003-05) Rosa, Solange; Proudlock, Paula
- ItemOpen AccessThe right to basic education(Children's Institute, 2002-11) Martin, Patricia; Rosa, Solange
- ItemOpen AccessSocial Security Policy and Law Reform Update, April 2003(Children's Institute, 2003-04) Rosa, Solange; Proudlock, Paula
- ItemOpen AccessSocial Security Policy and Law Reform Update, May 2003(Children's Institute, 2003-05) Rosa, Solange; Proudlock, Paula
- ItemOpen AccessSpotlight on policy affecting socio-economic rights(Children's Institute, 2003) Proudlock, Paula; Rosa, Solange
- ItemOpen AccessSubmission number 2 on the Children's Bill (objects, parenting responsibilities and rights, and primary prevention)(Children's Institute, 2004-07) Rosa, Solange; Proudlock, PaulaPresented to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 12 August 2004, Parliament.
- ItemOpen AccessSubmission on the draft Children's Bill to the Department of Social Development(Children's Institute, 2003-09) Rosa, Solange; Proudlock, PaulaOn behalf of the Alliance for Children's Entitlement to Social Security, September 2003.
- ItemOpen AccessSubmission on the Social Assistance Bill(Children's Institute, 2004-01) Rosa, Solange; Proudlock, Paula; Frye, IsobelOn behalf of the Alliance for Children's Entitlement to Social Security (ACESS) at the public hearings on the Social Assistance Bill, Western Cape Provincial Parliament, 21 January 2004.
- ItemOpen AccessTowards a Means to Live: targeting poverty alleviation to realise children’s rights(Children's Institute, 2005-12) Leatt, Annie; Rosa, Solange; Hall, Katharine