The Utilisation of the Child Support Grant by Caregivers: The Case of Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality in Limpopo Province

Khosa, Priscalia; Kaseke, Edwell

doi:10.15270/53-3-575

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“…Thus, they become less risk averse and more willing to take calculated risks related to their on-farm entrepreneurial intentions. This is against suggestions from studies (such as Khosa and Kaseke, 2017) that the social grants programme does not have a graduation phase for those whose situation would have improved. Scheme irrigators were willing to take more risk compared to other farmer typologies.…”

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confidence: 61%

A Behavioural Explanation of Smallholder Entrepreneurship with Empirical Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Zaca¹,

Wale²,

Chipfupa³

2021

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This study aimed to investigate the impact of social grant dependence on on-farm entrepreneurial spirit of smallholders. A sample of 175 farmers was obtained from two communities in KwaZulu-Natal. The study employed Principal Components Analysis and Tobit regression. The entrepreneurial spirit indices were constructed from revealed preference-based questions. The study found a positive relationship between the social grant and on-farm entrepreneurial spirit. The positive impact on rural household farming activities implies that the prevailing low entrepreneurial levels among farmers are not the result of social grant dependence but lack of opportunity and other resource constraints. However, to remain effective, policy should ensure that the grant money benefits (directly/indirectly) the intended beneficiary and their households. The other factors found to be associated with on-farm entrepreneurship include age of the farmer, gender, psychological capital, access to training, access to education, access to land, inadequate farming assets, water insecurity, extension, off-farm income and group membership. The study also recommends the need for strategies that improve psychological capital and thus enhance positive on-farm entrepreneurial behaviour among smallholder farmers. Addressing institutional and farming constraints related to access to resources and services (land, credit, extension, and water) and collective action will positively contribute to on-farm entrepreneurship.

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Section: Risk Takingmentioning

confidence: 61%

A Behavioural Explanation of Smallholder Entrepreneurship with Empirical Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Zaca¹,

Wale²,

Chipfupa³

2021

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“…The current system of governmental child grants in South Africa, a monthly social cash transfer program (Department of Social Development, South African Social Security Agency and UNICEF 2012), was closely implicated in this phenomenon, whereby a subset of parents were perceived to “drink the grant money” – that is, misuse funds intended to help remediate food insecurity and other household needs. Some misuse of child support grants by recipients has been reported in previous community-based research in South Africa (Khosa 2013), though larger-scale evaluations suggest that the child grant system has yielded effective results overall (Department of Social Development et al 2012), thereby requiring more nuanced investigation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“Wine you get every day, but a child you can't replace”: The perceived impact of parental drinking on child outcomes in a South African township

Choi

Watt

Skinner

et al. 2015

Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health

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Objective This study explored the perceived impact of parental drinking on children in a South African township, where alcohol abuse is prevalent and high levels of existing poverty and violence may exacerbate potential consequences on children. Method Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 92 male and female participants recruited from alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa. Results Grounded theory analyses revealed three major aspects of parental drinking – intoxication, venue attendance, and expenditures on alcohol – which participants linked to negative proximal outcomes (e.g., child neglect, abuse, and exposure to alcohol culture) and long-term outcomes (e.g., fractured parent-child relationships and problematic youth behaviors). In addition, preliminary accounts from some participants suggested that parents may experience tensions between desires to reduce drinking for child-related reasons and complex factors maintaining their drinking behavior, including the use of alcohol to cope with stressors and trauma. Conclusions This study provides novel insights into the consequences and motivations of parental drinking in a high-risk context. Contextual risks (e.g. poverty, violence) that exacerbate the impact of parental drinking on children may be the same factors that continue to shape intergenerational alcohol use in this community. Findings highlight opportunities for further research and interventions to support child protection in South Africa.

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“…Foster care grant is payable to the primary caregivers of foster children for the benefit of those children (Khosa & Kaseke, 2017). The aim of the foster care grant is to support these primary caregivers by making a contribution to supplementing their resources in order to enhance their capacity to provide adequately for the growth and development of children.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Aftert the apartheid era, the democratic government introduced multiple programmes to aid formally disadvantaged citizens deprived of many rights and denied access to resources in South Africa. Government came up with ways of reducing poverty such as Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) housing and a social welfare system aimed at empowering disadvantaged groups across South Africa through the disbursement of social grants to individuals in need (Khosa & Kaseke, 2017). Post-apartheid programmes were intended to reduce inequality and alleviate the social-economic impact of poverty.…”

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The view of foster parents’ on the adequacy of foster care grant in meeting the needs of recipients in Amathole District, South Africa

Hendricks

2021

SWSSR

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Initially, foster care grant originated to assist children removed from their families of origin and placed in alternative care due to their vulnerability, neglect and abuse. Foster care grant forms part of the child protection system and it is issued to children whom require care and protection and are deprived of proper upkeep. The aim of the study was to explore the view of foster parents on the sufficiency of the child support grant in meeting the basic needs of beneficiaries. The study adopted a qualitative research approach. Moreover, in-depth interviews were used to collect data with purposively selected participants. The finding of this study revealed that the grant is sufficient in providing for the nutritional, educational and sartorial needs of beneficiaries. The study sample consisted of twenty-five participants. The study concluded that the grant is sufficient but could be increased to provide funds for some additional stuffs like educational policies, which is essential in securing a decent future for children. Keywords: Sufficiency, basic needs, foster care grant, beneficiaries.

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The Utilisation of the Child Support Grant by Caregivers: The Case of Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality in Limpopo Province

Cited by 12 publications

References 11 publications

A Behavioural Explanation of Smallholder Entrepreneurship with Empirical Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

A Behavioural Explanation of Smallholder Entrepreneurship with Empirical Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

“Wine you get every day, but a child you can't replace”: The perceived impact of parental drinking on child outcomes in a South African township

The view of foster parents’ on the adequacy of foster care grant in meeting the needs of recipients in Amathole District, South Africa

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