The role of social grants in mitigating the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS in two free state communities

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dc.contributor.authorBooysen F.
dc.contributor.authorVan Der Berg S.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:41Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:41Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractSocial grants may play an important role in mitigating the impact of HIV/ AIDS. Eligibility for these grants is driven in part by the increasing burden of chronic illness, the mounting orphan crisis and the impoverishment of households associated with the epidemic. This article investigates the role of social grants in mitigating the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, using data from a panel study on the household impact of the epidemic. Social grants reduce inequality and decrease the prevalence, depth and severity of poverty in affected households. However, these transfers also have disincentive effects on employment, while non-uptake is in some cases higher amongst the poorest. © 2005 Economic Society of South Africa.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Economics
dc.identifier.citation73
dc.identifier.citationSPEC. ISS.
dc.identifier.issn382280
dc.identifier.other10.1111/j.1813-6982.2005.00038.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10540
dc.subjecthuman immunodeficiency virus
dc.subjectsocial behavior
dc.subjectsocioeconomic conditions
dc.subjectstate role
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectSouthern Africa
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa
dc.titleThe role of social grants in mitigating the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS in two free state communities
dc.typeArticle
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