As of 2023, approximately 40 percent of individuals, and 50 percent of households in South Africa benefited from social grants. Households that received at least one social grant were highest in the Eastern Cape province amounting to almost a 65 percent share. Additionally, individuals in the same province received the largest portion of grants in the country, at nearly 53 percent.
Distribution of individuals and households that received social grants in South Africa in 2023, by province
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Statistics South Africa. (May 23, 2024). Distribution of individuals and households that received social grants in South Africa in 2023, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116081/share-of-population-receiving-social-grants-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa. "Distribution of individuals and households that received social grants in South Africa in 2023, by province ." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116081/share-of-population-receiving-social-grants-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa. (2024). Distribution of individuals and households that received social grants in South Africa in 2023, by province . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116081/share-of-population-receiving-social-grants-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa. "Distribution of Individuals and Households That Received Social Grants in South Africa in 2023, by Province ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116081/share-of-population-receiving-social-grants-in-south-africa-by-province/
Statistics South Africa, Distribution of individuals and households that received social grants in South Africa in 2023, by province Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116081/share-of-population-receiving-social-grants-in-south-africa-by-province/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of individuals and households that received social grants in South Africa in 2023, by province [Graph], Statistics South Africa, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116081/share-of-population-receiving-social-grants-in-south-africa-by-province/