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Social Development: Government Information: Library Guide: Social protection/security

A guide to finding government information for Social Development students.

Reviews

South Africa. Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. Bi-annual progress report on the MTSF, April to September 2020. Priority 4: Consolidating the social wage through reliable and quality basic services. [Pretoria: Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, 2020?]

South Africa. Department of Social Development. Social security review, 2021: evolution of social security in South Africa: an agenda for action. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, 2021. (No direct link. Choose Comprensive Social Security, then scroll down to Social Security Review.)

World Bank. South Africa: social assistance programs and systems review. Washington D.C.: World Bank, 2021.

World Bank. South Africa: social assistance programs and systems review: policy brief. Washington D.C.: World Bank, 2021.

Investigations

South Africa. Committee of Inquiry into a Comprehensive Social Security System for South Africa. Report of the Committee of Inquiry into a Comprehensive Social Security System for South Africa. Cape Town: Alliance for Children’s Entitlement to Social Security, 2002. Shelf no. G 68 E.SOCI.02.REPO

South Africa. Parliament. National Assembly. Portfolio Committee on Social Development. A Comprehensive Social Security System for South Africa: hearings, 08 June 2003.

Reports

South Africa. National Planning Commission. The social protection floor in South Africa, NDP vision 2030: measuring progress of the proposed elements: final report, January 2022. Pretoria: The National Planning Commission (NPC) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2022.

National Economic Development and Labour Council. Nedlac Report of the Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reform Task Team. Johannesburg: Nedlac, 2021?

ILO. Decent Work Team. Social Protection Department. Actuarial Services Unit. Report 2, Actuarial Study of the Proposed National Social Security Fund. Geneva: ILO. Decent Work Team, Social Protection Department, Actuarial Services Unit ; Pretoria: ILO Country Office, February 2021.

OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa, 2020. 2. Building an inclusive social protection system.

National Economic Development and Labour Council. Labour Market Chamber. Nedlac report on Social Plan review. Johannesburg: Nedlac, 2014?

Economic Policy Research Institute. Final Report: The Social and Economic Impact of South Africa’s Social Security System. Commissioned by the Economics and Finance Directorate, Dept. of Social Development. Sea Point: EPRI, 30 September 2004.

Makiwane, Monde, Sharmla Rama. Research study on the Social Relief of Distress Programme. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, Child, Youth & Family Development, 2004?

South Africa. Adjudication Committee. Narrative report of the Adjudication Committee in respect of payment. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, 2008. Shelf no. G 68 E.SOCI.08.NARR

Reform

Nedlac. Research reports on comprehensive social security and retirement reforms. Johannesburg: Nedlac, 2021.

Nedlac. Nedlac report of the Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reform Task Team. Rosebank, Johannesburg: Nedlac, 2016?

Siebrets, Kriege and Servaas van der Berg. Social assistance reform during a period of fiscal stress. In: South Africa. Financial and Fiscal Commission. Technical Report: Submission for the Division of Revenue, 2011/12, Chapter 2, pages 72-113. Shelf no. G 68 ED.FINA.TECH

Manuals

South Africa. Department of Social Development. Procedure manual for social relief of distress. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, October 2006.

International

World Bank. ASPIRE: the Atlas of Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and Equity

International Labour Organization. World social protection report, 2020-22: social protection at the crossroads: in pursuit of a better future. A regular flagship report. Browse for earlier issues.

International Labour Organization. Social Protection Platform

International Labour Organization. Social protection Floor in South Africa

 

Social budgets

South Africa. Department of Social Development. Social Budget Bulletin, Issue 2, 2021. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, 2021.

South Africa. Department of Social Development. Social Budget Bulletin, Issue 1, 2017. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, 2017.

Papers

Woolard, Ingrid, Kenneth Harttgen, Stephan Klasen. The evolution and impact of social security in South Africa. Paper prepared for the Conference on “Promoting Resilience through Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa”, organised by the European Report of Development in Dakar, Senegal, 28-30 June, 2010. Geneva: European Commission, International Cooperation and Development, 2010.

Pre 1994

South Africa.  Commission of Inquiry into Labour Legislation. Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Labour Legislation. Parts 3 and 4, Employment and social security / Republic of South Africa, Department of Manpower Utilisation. Pretoria: Govt. Printer, 1980. Shelf no. G 68 ERP 82/1980

South Africa. Department of Social Welfare and Pensions. Memorandum on social pensions and grants, October 1975. South Africa: Department of Social Welfare and Pensions., 1975. Shelf no. G 68 E.SOCI.75.MEMO

 

Basic income grant

South Africa. Expert Panel on Basic Income Support. Supplementary modelling report: report into the appropriateness and feasibility of a
system of Basic Income Support for South Africa.
"A report produced under the supervision of the International Labour Organisation for the Department of Social Development and the South African Government, November 2022. " Pretoria: department of Social Development, 2022.

South Africa. Expert Panel on Basic Income Support. Supplementary modelling report, 13 December 2022. [presentation] (Scroll down)

South Africa. Expert Panel on Basic Income Support. Final report: Report into the appropriateness and feasibility of a system of Basic Income Support for South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, December 2021. (Open Basic Income Support.)

South Africa. Expert Panel on Basic Income Support. Summary report: Report into the appropriateness and feasibility of a system of Basic Income Support for South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, December 2021. (Open Basic Income Support.)

Social grants

Jacobs, Peter T., Mompati Baiphethi, Nonkululeko Ngcobo, Tim Hart. The potential of social grants expenditure to promote local economic development and job creation. Pretoria: Centre for Poverty, Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council, March 2010.

Mabugu, R., M. Chitiga, I. Fofana, B. Abidoye. and V. Mbanda. Chapter 2, Assessing the General Equilibrium Effects of Social Grants in South Africa. In: Technical Report: Submission for the Division of Revenue 2015/2016. Pretoria: Financial and Fiscal Commission, 30 May 2014.

South Africa. Department of Social Development. Linking social grant beneficiaries to poverty alleviation and economic activity : discussion document. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, 2006. Shelf no. G 68 E.SOCI.06.LINK

South Africa. Department of Social Development. Report on incentive structures of social assistance grants in South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, 2006. Shelf no. G 68 E.SOCI.06.REPO

South Africa. Financial and Fiscal Commission. 2015/2016 technical report: submission for the Division of Revenue. Chapter 2, Assessing the general equilibrium effects of social grants in South Africa. Pretoria: Financial and Fiscal Commission, 2015.

South Africa. Financial and Fiscal Commission. A grant scheme for the progressive realization of constitutionally mandated basic services in South Africa : a simulation model. Midrand, South Africa: Financial and Fiscal Commission, 2007. Shelf no. G 68 E.FINA.07.GRAN

South Africa. Financial and Fiscal Commission. Submission for the 2014/15 Division of Revenue. Chapter 2, Economic and social value of social grants. Pretoria: Financial and Fiscal Commission, 2014.

South Africa. Office of the Auditor-General. Report of the Auditor-General on the summarised findings identified during an audit of social grants at provincial departments. Pretoria: Government Printer, 2001. G 68 E.AUDI.01.SUMM

Auditor-General’s Report on Provincial Department Social Grants: Department response, 12 February 2002.

Statistics South Africa. General household surveys have a table: Population that received social grants, relief assistance or social relief, by population group, sex and province.

Statistics South Africa. GHS series. Volume 1, Social grants : in-depth analysis of the “General household survey” data, 2003-2007. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2009. Shelf no. G 68 A.HOUS.GENE.09.SOCI