The Care Dependency Grant for children with disabilities in South Africa
Perspectives from implementation officials
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21541112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zara Trafford (0000-0001-8192-0797, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author), L Swartz (0000-0003-1741-5897, Stellenbosch University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 259-272 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development Southern Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-835X • E-ISSN: 1470-3637 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0376835x.2021.1981250 |
| PMID | 36937539 |
| OpenAlex | W3207610632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 29 |
For people with disabilities, appropriate social protection interventions can contribute to breaking the cyclical relationship between poverty and disability and may improve social inclusion. In South Africa, a national social assistance programme provides 'social grants' to individuals on the basis of poverty, age, or disability. These grants have been extensively studied but there has been little investigation into the Care Dependency Grant, designed to support the care of children with disabilities. These children consistently have far poorer outcomes on key metrics for wellbeing, health, and education than their non-disabled peers. More attention ought to be focused on uplifting this profoundly marginalised population. We present initial findings from interviews with officials at the South African Social Security Agency, the country's grants implementation agency. These narratives add weight to the growing local and international consensus that complementary interventions and effective intersectoral collaboration may greatly enhance the impact of cash transfers
Cash transfers · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Political science · Population · Poverty · Psychological intervention · Social protection · Social science · Social security · Sociology · Welfare dependency · Family and Disability Support Research · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |