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To evaluate the South African Social Security Agency's contributions to poverty alleviation and inequality reduction from 2006 to 2016.

May 24, 2026Open Access

Ten years of the South African Social Security Agency: the journey 2006-2016

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To evaluate the South African Social Security Agency's contributions to poverty alleviation and inequality reduction from 2006 to 2016.
Analysis of legislative frameworks including the Social Security Agency Act and Social Assistance Act.
Review of program implementation and impacts over ten years.
The cash transfer scheme significantly reduced poverty rates in targeted demographics.
Improvements in social security access were noted among vulnerable populations.

Abstract

South Africa's non-contributory cash transfer scheme has been heralded for its critical contribution to reducing poverty and inequality, and is a showpiece of its social protection system (World Bank, 2018). The Agency tasked with the management of this system is the South African Social Security Agency which was signed into law in 2004 (Social Security Agency Act No. 9, 2004) together with the South Africa Social Assistance Act No. 13 of 2004, with the latter being the founding legislation for the establishment of the social security agency. Both pieces of legislation were underpinned by the Bill of Rights in the Constitution, which enshrines social protection rights for those who are vulnerable.

Ten years of the South African Social Security Agency: the journey 2006-2016

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