One of the key interventions aimed at improving the welfare of South African households has been local government's provision of a package of free basic services (FBS) to poor households. It is, however, not completely clear how different municipalities identify households which are eligible for FBS. Evidence suggests that many municipalities currently provide services to all households with a monthly income of less than R1500 per month.
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Bhorat, H., Oosthuizen, M., van der Westhuizen, C. 2011-10. Estimating a poverty line: An application to free basic municipal services in South Africa. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 11/142. University of Cape Town.
Bhorat, H., Oosthuizen, M., & van der Westhuizen, C. (2011). Estimating a poverty line: An application to free basic municipal services in South Africa (Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 11/142). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7289
Bhorat, Haroon, Morne Oosthuizen, and Carlene van der Westhuizen Estimating a poverty line: An application to free basic municipal services in South Africa. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 11/142. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7289
Bhorat H, Oosthuizen M, van der Westhuizen C. Estimating a poverty line: An application to free basic municipal services in South Africa. 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7289
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