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Study Unit 2 Part 3:

Poverty is usually a word which carries plenty of negative or otherwise upsetting connotations, due to it's known impact of creating difficulty in the lives of those that it touches. However, it can be said that, on an individual and communal level, there are sizeable benefits to be taken note of.

In the case of  the personal benefits of poverty, it is known that in South Africa, poverty is the main ramification of unemployment, and so, unemployment grants and startups are commonly given out by government institutions in order to provide some form of income, but also to lay the foundation for budding businesses in order to create employment opportunities. In terms of community, communities where poverty is common, such as townships, utilities such as water, electricity, housing are serviced without pay, as a way of making way for people within these communities at large, in order to alleviate the devastation that poverty brings.