The share of children receiving child support grant in South Africa increased between 2014 and 2018, from 61.3 percent to 68.2 percent. As of 2018, children in Eastern Cape were the most covered by the grant. Limpopo followed with 78.5 percent of children receiving the support. Across all the regions, the share of grant receivers increased during the period under review. The child support grant intends to help parents in the lower-income brackets with expenditures related to their child's basic needs.
Share of children aged 0 to 17 years who received child support grant in South Africa from 2014 to 2018, by region
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Statistics South Africa. (February 25, 2021). Share of children aged 0 to 17 years who received child support grant in South Africa from 2014 to 2018, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261152/share-of-children-who-received-child-support-grant-by-region-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Share of children aged 0 to 17 years who received child support grant in South Africa from 2014 to 2018, by region." Chart. February 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261152/share-of-children-who-received-child-support-grant-by-region-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. (2021). Share of children aged 0 to 17 years who received child support grant in South Africa from 2014 to 2018, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261152/share-of-children-who-received-child-support-grant-by-region-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Share of Children Aged 0 to 17 Years Who Received Child Support Grant in South Africa from 2014 to 2018, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261152/share-of-children-who-received-child-support-grant-by-region-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa, Share of children aged 0 to 17 years who received child support grant in South Africa from 2014 to 2018, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261152/share-of-children-who-received-child-support-grant-by-region-in-south-africa/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of children aged 0 to 17 years who received child support grant in South Africa from 2014 to 2018, by region [Graph], Statistics South Africa, February 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261152/share-of-children-who-received-child-support-grant-by-region-in-south-africa/