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dc.contributor.advisorFagbadebo, Omololu M.-
dc.contributor.authorXaba, Ntombizonke Maureenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T12:46:28Z-
dc.date.available2023-11-09T12:46:28Z-
dc.date.issued2023-04-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10321/5064-
dc.descriptionSubmitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Management Sciences specialising in Public Management in the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.en_US
dc.description.abstractEvidence found in the literature suggests that Child Support Grant is among the most important programmes to alleviate poverty in South Africa. Findings from previous studies suggest that the Child Support Grant is an important tool of social protection in South Africa, reaching over 17 million South African children each month. However, the impact and extent of its effectiveness thereof has not been adequately explored and are still debated. Previous studies tended to focus more on the Child Support Grant as a tool to provide for the basic need of the child rather than its impact on both the beneficiary and the child. This research examined the Child Support Grant and poverty alleviation at Jika Joe Informal Settlement. The objectives of this study were to examine the development programmes other than cash transfer designed for the Child Support Grant beneficiaries at Jika Joe informal settlement, to identify the challenges that hinder the realisation of the government’s objectives in poverty alleviation at Jika Joe informal settlement and to examine the effectiveness of the poverty alleviation component of Child Support Grant. Using a qualitative method approach, this study collected data from South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) management at Pietermaritzburg Local Office, also known as “Mbilakhahlela” and Jika Joe Informal settlement residents, in which the said SASSA office provides Social Grants to qualifying residents. This study is conceptualized within the framework of understanding poverty, high unemployment rate, inadequate infrastructure, zero hunger and corruption from the premise that poverty remains largely a challenge unmet! The study conducted an in-depth interview with the research participants to gain a better understanding of Child Support Grant more specifically the obstacles that might hamper the government’s objectives in alleviating poverty. The study also examined whether there are developmental programs provided by the Government to demonstrate positive marks. The focus of the study was to examine the contribution of the Child Support Grant to poverty alleviation at the Jika Joe Informal Settlement. The analysis of data showed that Jika Joe residents perceive the Child Support Grant as an effective tool to provide for the basic needs of the child. This is, however, compromised by the fact that the very same grant is commonly shared by the entire family in the area. Another reported problem was the lack of beneficiary empowerment as manifested in general skills shortage which disadvantaged Jika Joe residents from competitively participating in the job market. The conclusions of the study were based on the findings. Some of the findings revealed the effectiveness of the Child Support Grant, even though this is vitiated by the prevalence of the utilisation of the grant by entire households. The findings also revealed that the government does have development programmes, but the question of whether they are relevant to the community of Jika Joe Informal Settlement remains indeterminate. The study also points to the need for the Government to seriously consider the introduction of the Basic Income Grant; the relocation of the Jika Joe residents to more decent housing like the newly built flats that they had been promised.en_US
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dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectChild supporten_US
dc.subjectEnd povertyen_US
dc.subjectPoverty eradicationen_US
dc.subjectInformal settlementsen_US
dc.subject.lcshPublic managementen_US
dc.subject.lcshFamily allowancesen_US
dc.subject.lcshChild supporten_US
dc.subject.lcshChild welfareen_US
dc.subject.lcshAid to families with dependent children programsen_US
dc.subject.lcshPoverty--South Africa--Pietermaritzburg--Preventionen_US
dc.subject.lcshSquatter settlements--South Africa--Pietermaritzburgen_US
dc.titleChild support grant and poverty alleviation in Jika Joe informal settlementen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.levelMen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/5064-
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