Mental health and poverty are strongly interlinked. There is a gap in the literature on the effects of poverty alleviation programmes on mental health. We aim to fill this gap by studying the effect of an exogenous income shock generated by the Child Support Grant, South Africa's largest...

Background: The devolution of powers over public services from central to local government can enable policy makers to more closely meet the needs of local populations. However, devolved systems may lack the resources and expertise to efficiently implement change. There is limited evidence on...