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Who Benefits--Or Does not--From South Africa's Old Age Pension? Evidence from Characteristics of Rural Pensioners and Non-Pensioners. Öffentlichkeit Deposited
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- Abstract
- Social protection grants play a critical role in survival and livelihoods of elderly individuals in South Africa. Rarely is it possible to assess how well a social program reaches its target population. Using a 2010 survey and Agincourt Health Demographic Surveillance System census data we conduct multivariate logistic regression to predict pension receipt in rural South Africa. We find only 80% of age-eligible individuals report pension receipt. Pension non-recipients tend to be male, have poor socio-economic status, live in smaller households, be of Mozambican origin, and have poorer physical function; while older persons living in households receiving other grants are more likely to report pension receipt. We conclude that a reservoir of older persons exists who meet eligibility criteria but who are not yet receiving pensions. Ensuring that they and their households are properly linked to all available social services--whether for child or old-age social grants--is likely to have beneficial and synergistic effects.
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- Date Issued
- 2015-12-25
- Academic Affiliation
- Journal Title
- Journal Issue/Number
- 1
- Journal Volume
- 13
- File Extent
- 85-85
- Subject
- Zuletzt geändert
- 2019-12-05
- Identifier
- PubMed ID: 26712777
- Resource Type
- Urheberrechts-Erklärung
- DOI
- ISSN
- 1660-4601
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