Question

Five areas explain how the government is contributing towards poverty alleviation?

Answer 1

Social grants: the government is helping a lot of people by giving social grants. According to the 20 year review released by the presidency, "social assistance through grants is the democratic governments most effective poverty alleviation tool". There are diverse types of socail grants for different reasons like child grants, to aid households with many children that cannot support the children. There is also a disability grant, foster care grant and pension.
nutrition: there is a nutrition agenda which is part of the governments broader poverty mitigation drive which helps and supports schools in needy communities
health care: the government will be implementing the national health insurance which aims to improve access to quality services for all people, irrespective of whether they are employed or not. there is also free health services and r offered at public primary health care clinics and community health care centres
housing: government providing rdp houses, these are built by the government fir people who earn a low income. all the houses r eco friendly and come with solar geysers, solar power units so they can pay less for electricity hence saving money