Who Benefits-Or Does not-From South Africa's Old Age Pension?: evidence from Characteristics of Rural Pensioners and Non-Pensioners

Who Benefits-Or Does not-From South Africa's Old Age Pension? : evidence from Characteristics of Rural Pensioners and Non-Pensioners

Ralston, Margaret (författare)

Schatz, Enid (författare)

Menken, Jane (författare)

Gomez-Olive, Francesc Xavier (författare)

Tollman, Stephen (författare): Umeå universitet,Epidemiologi och global hälsa

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2015-12-25
2016
Engelska.
Ingår i: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. - : MDPI. - 1661-7827 .- 1660-4601. ; 13:1

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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.

Av författaren/redakt...: Ralston, Margare ...; Schatz, Enid; Menken, Jane; Gomez-Olive, Fra ...; Tollman, Stephen

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