An assessment of the usage of child support grant in the Mafikeng area of North West Province

Abstract

This project was carried out in Mafikeng. The aim of this study was to analyse the usage of Child Support Grant (CSG) and there after come up with solutions to the possible misuse of the grant in Mafikeng.The objectives were (i) to determine what child caretakers actually buy or do with the CSG money in Mafikeng. In other words, to find out how child caretakers spend the CSG money in Mafikeng (ii) to determine whether vulnerable children benefit from the CSG in Mafikeng. (iii) to find out whether or not the CSG money is enough to sustain the recipients in Mafikeng. (iv) to try to find the cause of the possible misuse of the CSG in Mafikeng. (v) to recommend possible strategies and solutions to the misuse of the CSG in Mafikeng. Survey methodology was employed and stratified and cluster sampling method was used to obtain a Sample of child caregiver for face - to - face interviews. An interview schedule was used to collect the data, which were analyzed to give the social economic profile of the children.