Which eligible households get grants? Demographic correlates of receipt in South Africa

Erin B Godfrey, Nia D Gordon, Lucia C Knight, J Lawrence Aber, LaRue Allen, Linda Richter
2016 Development Southern Africa  
Since Apartheid, the South African government transformed and expanded the social grants system to improve the well-being of its vulnerable populations. Despite increased efforts, a subsection of the grant-eligible population is not reached. Too little is known about the factors that contribute to grant receipt, especially for the household as a whole. This paper examines the household and community characteristics associated with grant receipt among poor households in
doi:10.1080/0376835x.2016.1231059 pmid:29147065 pmcid:PMC5685526 fatcat:l3nnu7dkf5huzntbj5v57vq2im