Abstract
The Child Support Grant (CSG) represents a major policy response to child poverty in South Africa. Based on qualitative research, the article explored how caregivers in Ba-Phalaborwa sub-district in the Limpopo province utilise the CSG. The findings revealed that the CSG is mostly utilised to buy food, clothes and school necessities for children. There were perceptions, though, that some recipients did not utilise the grant in the best interest of children. It is recommended that the Department of Social Development should monitor closely the utilisation of the grant to ensure that beneficiaries use the grant in the best interest of the children.
Highlights
This article explores how caregivers in Ba-Phalaborwa sub-district of the Limpopo province in South Africa utilise the Child Support Grant (CSG)
The CSG was introduced in 1998 following a recommendation by the Lund Committee, which was set up to explore alternative policy options to improve the wellbeing of children and families as part of the ANC government’s commitment to poverty reduction (Department of Social Development, South African Social Security Agency & UNICEF, 2011)
The CSG was introduced as a poverty-alleviation strategy
Summary
This article explores how caregivers in Ba-Phalaborwa sub-district of the Limpopo province in South Africa utilise the Child Support Grant (CSG). The South African government’s policy response to children living in poverty in South Africa is the Child Support Grant (CSG). The aim of the CSG is to support primary caregivers of children by making a contribution towards supplementing their resources in order to enhance their capacity to provide adequately for the growth and development of children (Nkosi, 2009; Triegaardt, 2005). Mutshaeni (2009) argues that “some of these children’s rights have in a way motivated the formulation of the Child Support Grant”. This grant is an attempt to make some of the children’s rights a reality. The grant is targeted at children, some of the caregivers tend to misuse the grant, which results in children living in poverty (Makhubu & Ndenze, 2013)
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