Implications of COVID-19 labour market shock for child and household hungers in South Africa: Do social protection programs protect?'

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have confirmed that the COVID-19 lockdown has caused massive job losses. However, the impact of this loss on food security is not well-understood. Moreover, a paucity of evidence exists regarding social protection grants' countervailing effects against such shocks. This study examined the effects of job loss (labour income loss) on child and household hungers (our two measures food insecurity) during COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. It also ascertained whether these effect were offset by alternative social grant programs to document the protective role of the latter.

Data and methods

We used South Africa's National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) and the Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (CRAM) data. These data cover a nationally representative sample

SUBMITTER: Gelo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249193 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature