Grants for children: a brief look at the eligibility and take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grants

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorLeatt, Annieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T08:23:46Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T08:23:46Z
dc.date.issued2006-06en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Child Support Grant (CSG) is a cash grant for children who are cared for by adults living in poverty. In 2003 the age eligibility of this grant was extended from children under the age of seven to children under the age of 14 in a roll-out that was implemented over three years. This paper analyses the take-up and administration of the Child Support Grant at the end of this roll-out period. It begins with a brief overview of the extent of child poverty in South Africa and the constitutional obligations of the South African state to provide social assistance to people living in poverty. It looks at trends in the take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grants for children. The Child Support Grant take-up is thereafter compared with government targets and the number of children eligible for the CSG, using a recent analysis by Debbie Budlender from the Centre for Actuarial Research at UCT. The section thereafter uses the administrative data of the Department of Social Development to examine which grants have been refused or lapsed and reasons for these. This helps to interpret the take-up rate, and gives an overview of the lessons learnt from this progressive expansion of a key government poverty alleviation programme. The paper ends with a conclusion about the take-up rate of the Child Support Grant as of the end of March 2006, and recommendations about the administration of the grant.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLeatt, A. (2006). <i>Grants for children: a brief look at the eligibility and take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grants</i> (Children's Institute Working Paper No. 5). Children's Institute. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3946en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLeatt, Annie <i>Grants for children: a brief look at the eligibility and take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grants.</i> Children's Institute Working Paper No. 5. Children's Institute, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3946en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLeatt, A. 2006-06. Grants for children: a brief look at the eligibility and take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grants. Children's Institute Working Paper No. 5. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn0-7992-2312-3en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Leatt, Annie AB - The Child Support Grant (CSG) is a cash grant for children who are cared for by adults living in poverty. In 2003 the age eligibility of this grant was extended from children under the age of seven to children under the age of 14 in a roll-out that was implemented over three years. This paper analyses the take-up and administration of the Child Support Grant at the end of this roll-out period. It begins with a brief overview of the extent of child poverty in South Africa and the constitutional obligations of the South African state to provide social assistance to people living in poverty. It looks at trends in the take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grants for children. The Child Support Grant take-up is thereafter compared with government targets and the number of children eligible for the CSG, using a recent analysis by Debbie Budlender from the Centre for Actuarial Research at UCT. The section thereafter uses the administrative data of the Department of Social Development to examine which grants have been refused or lapsed and reasons for these. This helps to interpret the take-up rate, and gives an overview of the lessons learnt from this progressive expansion of a key government poverty alleviation programme. The paper ends with a conclusion about the take-up rate of the Child Support Grant as of the end of March 2006, and recommendations about the administration of the grant. DA - 2006-06 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 SM - 0-7992-2312-3 T1 - Grants for children: a brief look at the eligibility and take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grants TI - Grants for children: a brief look at the eligibility and take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grants UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3946 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3946
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLeatt A. Grants for children: a brief look at the eligibility and take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grants. 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3946en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherChildren's Instituteen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentChildren's Institute of UCTen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.relation.ispartofseriesChildren's Institute Working Paper No. 5en_ZA
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen_ZA
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2006 Children's Institute, University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherchild povertyen_ZA
dc.subject.othersocial grantsen_ZA
dc.titleGrants for children: a brief look at the eligibility and take-up of the Child Support Grant and other cash grantsen_ZA
dc.typeWorking Paperen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceWorking Paperen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
CI_workingpapers_grantsforchildren_2006-06.pdf
Size:
1.24 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Working Papers