Demographic, Community and Macroeconomic Effects on Disability Grant Programme Participation

George Mutasa ()
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Working Papers from University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit

Abstract: This paper investigates the role of demographic, community and macroeconomic effects on Disability Grant programme (DGP) participation. The study descriptively analyses demographic patterns of the disability grant (DG) beneficiaries using data from the 2002 to 2007 rounds of the General Household Survey (GHS). The decision to participate in the programme is empirically examined by probit techniques using data drawn from the 2007 wave of the GHS. Not surprisingly, the results indicate that work disability is the largest significant predictor of DGP participation. Coloureds and Asian females have a higher likelihood of receiving disability benefits compared to Africans, as are older people compared to younger individuals. The results confirm that macroeconomic dynamics and DGP participation are negatively related. The probability of receiving disability benefits increases as the rate of unemployment increases. Community differences in geographical access to welfare offices and public transport facilities exert a substantial impact on receipt of disability benefits.

Keywords: Disability Grant; Programme participation; Probit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H53 J21 J22 J64 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2012-12
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Published in Working Paper Series by the Development Policy Research Unit, December 2012, pages 1-28

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