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UCT report calls for increased child support grant to combat poverty

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The University of Cape Town has released a report on reducing child poverty in South Africa. According to Paula Proudlock, a senior researcher at UCT’s Children’s Institute, the government should consider increasing the Child Support Grant (CSG), currently set at R530. She suggests that the increase be phased in using age categories, starting with the pre-school group. However, she acknowledges that a substantial increase is unlikely due […]

today26 July 2024

Local

Calls for Ramaphosa to increase the Child Support Grant

The Children’s Institute has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa to appeal for the increase of the Child Support Grant (CSG) by R500 for six months to protect children and families during the nationwide lockdown. The NGO said in a statement that this would mitigate the impact of the lockdown on children and families and the economic shock caused by COVID-19. The organisation says the lockdown is important to contain COVID-19, […]

today6 April 2020

News

More needed to keep pregnant mothers in the education system

By Abubaker Abrahams While the frightening high percentages of teenage pregnancy are a major social challenge in Cape Town, one expert has raised concerns over the number of young mothers not completing high school. According to the 2015 annual school survey, over 15,000 pupils fell pregnant during the academic year. Many teenage moms cannot complete their schooling due to pregnancies and are forced to find employment to support the financial […]

today28 August 2017

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