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 […]
