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An Assessment of Drivers, Constraints and Opportunities Overcoming Poverty and Inequality in South Africa
The Simple Poverty Scorecard®-brand poverty-assessment tool uses 12 low-cost indicators from South Africa’s 2014/15 National Income Dynamics Survey (NIDS) to estimate the likelihood that an African or Coloured household has consumption below a given poverty
All country indicators for South Africa can be downloaded from the indicator list table below.
It is estimated that extreme poverty will increase in South Africa by 9% in 2020. Evidence from previous crises, of even far smaller scales suggest that these negative effects could last across generations and further exacerbate already South Africa's high inequality. Poverty & Equity Brief South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa April 2020 10.3 20.5 31.1
This report presents the work of Statistics South Africa on piloting a monetary poverty measure in the form of poverty lines. The approach followed is that of absolute poverty measurement. In view of the multi-dimensionality of poverty, statistical agencies make deliberate choices to use one or other method. Generally,
16 wrz 2019 · We use the framework of the South African Constitution to evaluate progress in ending poverty and reducing inequality.
poverty has increased and over half the population are poor (Statistics South Africa, 2017). Child poverty rates are disproportionately high. In 2014, the top 10% of the population received two thirds of national income, while the top 1% received 20% of national income (Alvaredo et al., 2018).
