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South African grant recipients waiting in line. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images via Getty Images

South Africa’s poverty relief grant should be increased rather than paid to more people – economists explain why

Maya Goldman, University of Cape Town; Brynde Kreft, University of Oxford; Kate Orkin, University of Oxford, and Ntuthuko Hlela, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

South Africa’s social relief grant has enabled recipients to search for work or start small businesses.
Students from the University of Johannesburg: finding jobs even for graduates is tough in South Africa. Photo by Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images

South Africa’s relief grant: how it can be used to help young people into jobs

Kate Orkin, University of Oxford; Ingrid Woolard, Stellenbosch University; Maya Goldman, University of Cape Town; Murray Leibbrandt, University of Cape Town; Alice Cahill, University of Oxford; Aliya Chikte, University of Cape Town; Brynde Kreft, University of Oxford, and Desmond Fairall, University of Oxford

There’s a case to be made for combining cash grants and job-search assistance services.

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