The share of children receiving child support grant across all population groups in South Africa increased between 2014 and 2018. Black Africans receiving the support increased from 67.8 percent to 73.4 percent, while the increment was higher for colored children within the same period, at 3.5 percentage points. The child support grant intends to help parents in the lower-income brackets with expenditures related to their child's basic needs.
Share of children aged 0 to 17 years who received child support grant in South Africa from 2014 to 2018, by population group
Characteristic
Black African
Colored
Indian/Asian
White
2018
73.4%
59.3%
12.2%
5.6%
2017
72.6%
55.8%
17%
4.4%
2016
70.5%
52.3%
8.5%
4.5%
2015
70.2%
50.7%
7.4%
4.9%
2014
67.8%
45.8%
8.6%
1%
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Statistics South Africa. (February 25, 2021). Share of children aged 0 to 17 years who received child support grant in South Africa from 2014 to 2018, by population group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261146/share-of-children-who-received-child-support-grant-by-population-group-in-south-africa/
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