tailieunhanh - Attitudes to work and social security in South Africa

This paper presents findings from a module in the HSRC’s 2006 South African Social Attitudes Survey that was designed by the Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy at the University of Oxford. Respondents were asked for their views on issues relating to the importance of work and the relationship between social grants and employment. The findings demonstrate a strong attachment to the labour market among the unemployed, support for more financial assistance for poor people including those who are unable to find work, and no evidence that social grants in South Africa foster a ’dependency culture’ | Attitudes to work and social security in South Africa Michael Noble Phakama Ntshongwana Rebecca Surender Free download from HSRC PRESS Free download from Commissioned by the Urban Rural and Economic Development Research Programme of the Human Sciences Research Council and prepared by the Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy University of Oxford. Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa First published 2008 ISBN 978-0-7969-2219-9 2008 Human Sciences Research Council Copyedited by Karen van Eden Typeset by Simon van Gend Print management by comPress Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver Tel 27 0 21 701 4477 Fax 27 0 21 701 7302 Distributed in Europe and the United Kingdom by Eurospan Distribution Services EDS Tel 44 0 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 0 20 7379 0609 Distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group IPG Call toll-free 800 888 4741 Fax 1 312 337 5985 contents List of tables and figures iv Acknowledgements v Acronyms vi 1 Introduction I 2 Methodology 2 3 Findings 3 Free download from The importance of work 3 Seeking employment 5 What happens if you lose your job 9 Grants for unemployed people 10 Support for the state s role in income maintenance comprehensive social security 11 Social grants as a government priority 11 Are social grants enough to live on 13 Deserving or undeserving poor A culture of welfare dependency 14 Relationship between work and grants 15 Lone parents 16 4 Conclusion 18 Contributors 20 References .