12.4 million South Africans receive a social grant. The number of child support grant recipients has increased by 25% per annum since 2003. (StatsSA Social Grant Fact Sheets)
This week’s theme: Miscellaneous facts
Related facts:
- Help The number of social grant recipients increased from 2.6 million in...
- Growing child support Treasury expects the number of grant recipients to increase to 14.9...
- Taken for granted? The number of individuals receiving child support grants increased from 280,000...
- Redistribution 14.2 million South Africans (28% of the population) receive a social...
- Go forth and multiply by R200 7.2 million South African children (48%) receive a child support grant,...
It is obvious that the social grants are not afforrdable longer term, particularly when added to the free healthem, schooling etc. The tax base simply cannot afford this in a developing economy.