This paper describes the findings of case studies-based research on how poor and marginalized people in post-apartheid migrant networks seek to ameliorate poverty and manage their vulnerability. It argues that the ways in which people make decisions regarding formal social grants and cash...

This paper considers the dynamics of informal social protection in the context of chronic poverty and vulnerability in post-apartheid migrant networks. It argues that in poor and marginalized households in South Africa, the indirect impacts of social grants cannot be adequately understood by...

The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) is a livelihood assistance program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development targeting working-age members of poor households. We draw insights on the socio-economic profile of target beneficiaries of SLP using survey data covering 2,160...

Das IfM Bonn hat anhand von umfangreichen Simulationsrechnungen die Kosten der sozialen Absicherung geschätzt, die sich hierzulande aus dem Wechsel eines Beziehers von Arbeitslosengeld (ALG) I in die berufliche Selbstständigkeit ergeben. Dabei wurde die individuelle Perspektive des ALG...