THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOOD INSECURITY, THE CHILD SUPPORT GRANT AND CHILDCARE ARRANGEMENTS

Authors

  • Babalwa Pearl Tyabashe-Phume University of Cape Town
  • Rina Swart University of the Western Cape
  • Wanga Zembe-Mkabile South African Medical Research Council

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15270/60-1-1252

Keywords:

childcare arrangements, child support grant, food insecurity

Abstract

Food insecurity is endemic in South Africa because of high levels of poverty. Children in foodinsecure households may be exposed to childcare instabilities. However, the role of social protection in mediating the relationship between food insecurity and childcare arrangements is not well understood. This study explored the relationship between food insecurity, childcare arrangements and the child support grant (CSG) in a township in Cape Town. The study design
was mixed-methods; a hunger scale was administered to 120 participants and in-depth interviews conducted with 23 primary caregivers of children under 2 years of age. The findings indicated that despite being food insecure, many households had stable childcare arrangements, presumably because of the CSG and the age of the children at the time of the study. Further research is needed to unpack the relationship between food insecurity, childcare arrangements
and the CSG.

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Author Biographies

Babalwa Pearl Tyabashe-Phume, University of Cape Town

Department of Health and Rehabilitation

Rina Swart, University of the Western Cape

School of Public Health

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Published

2024-03-26

How to Cite

Babalwa Pearl Tyabashe-Phume, Rina Swart, & Wanga Zembe-Mkabile. (2024). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOOD INSECURITY, THE CHILD SUPPORT GRANT AND CHILDCARE ARRANGEMENTS. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 60(1), 80–97. https://doi.org/10.15270/60-1-1252

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Vol. 60 No. 1 (2024)

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