The expansion of the South African welfare system of social grants, in the form of a range of unconditional cash transfers, is one of the success stories of the African National Congress (ANC) government since it was first elected in 1994.
Recent research has suggested that social grants - which include the child support grant, a state pension grant and a disability grant - are critical for household survival in South Africa. One study estimated that a third of South Africans rely on grants for survival.
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