NOW THE SOLUTION IS HERE – SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ORPHANED CHILDREN: THE EXTENDED CHILD SUPPORT GRANT

The current crisis in foster care was precipitated by using the child protection system to meet the social assistance needs of orphaned children. The new parallel system in the form of an extended child support grant system would enable children in the care of relatives to access an appropriate gran...

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Vydáno v:Social Work Ročník 59; číslo 1; s. 42 - 57
Hlavní autoři: Sibanda, Sipho, Ndamba, Felistus
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Stellenbosch University of Stellenbosch 01.01.2023
Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University/ Universiteit Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Témata:
Abused children
Access
Child abuse & neglect
child protection
Child support
Child welfare
Children
extended child support grant
Foster care
Foster children
Grants
kinship care
Knowledge base
orphaned children
Orphans
Policy making
Protection
social assistance
Social protection
Social Work
Welfare benefits
Welfare state
extended child support grant
social assistance
orphaned children
child protection
foster care
kinship care
ISSN:2312-7198, 0037-8054, 2312-7198
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Shrnutí:The current crisis in foster care was precipitated by using the child protection system to meet the social assistance needs of orphaned children. The new parallel system in the form of an extended child support grant system would enable children in the care of relatives to access an appropriate grant without having to go through a time-consuming and resource-intensive statutory process. This article outlines the challenges in the South African foster care system, discusses the reasons for introducing the extended child support grant system and explains how it will be implemented. The paper seeks to contribute to the knowledge base on social work policy changes. The policy shift towards an extended child support grant could ensure that the majority of orphans have access to adequate social protection and free up the formal child protection system, enabling a quicker social work response to cases of child abuse, maltreatment and neglect.
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ISSN:2312-7198
0037-8054
2312-7198
DOI:10.15270/59-1-1092