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The pattern of expenditure of social pension income of older blacks in rural and urban areas of the Free State, South Africa
Author(s)	Sarie J E J van Vuuren, Dirk C Groenewald
Journal title	Southern African Journal of Gerontology, vol 9, no 2, October 2000
Pages	pp 13-17
Keywords	Black people ; Expenditure [elderly] ; Income [older people] ; Old persons pensions ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Social surveys ; South Africa.
Annotation	A lack of empirical data on the pattern of expenditure of social pension income by black South African beneficiaries prompted the investigation reported in this paper. It was found that although pension sharing is common in multi-generational households, it is not the norm among black pensioners who live alone. Food is the largest single expenditure item, while a relatively small amount of pension money is spent on children and grandchildren. Nor does much pension money find its way into the hands of cash loan agents. Little difference was found between the spending patterns of pensioners in rural areas and those in urban areas. Moreover, it was found that pensioners are less frequently robbed of their pension money than is alleged. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001027204 A
Classmark	TKE: J3: JF: JJD: RK: RL: 3F: 7PM
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