A study of a rural community located in Schoemanskloof
Valley, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Cash transfers have a positive effect on the lives of
vulnerable groups and play a major role in minimising poverty in South Africa.
However, despite this, cash transfer uptake among eligible individuals in South
Africa is imperfect. This research brief investigates the level of awareness of
a community located in the Schoemanskloof Valley in Mpumalanga, South Africa,
of the different cash transfers available to them and how accessible these transfers
are. It also examines the greatest barriers impeding receipt of cash transfers
and the obstacles related to the mechanisms through which money is received.
Finally, it makes suggestions for overcoming these barriers and obstacles,
concluding that addressing these would improve the uptake of cash transfers
among eligible recipients, thereby contributing to improvements in individual
livelihoods as well as an aggregate reduction in poverty in South Africa.