South Africa’s Child Support Grant and the dignity of female caregivers
Date
2014Author
Wright, Gemma
Noble, Michael
Ntshongwana, Phakama
Neves, David
Barnes, Helen
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The Child Support Grant is social assistance paid for children living with low income caregivers. The experiences of applying for the grant, using the grant, and being a grant recipient were explored with almost two hundred low income female caregivers in South Africa and the impact on dignity was examined.