The benefit poverty for the individuals in South Africa

When a person is poor qualifies to apply for the children social grant. For universities and colleges a student may apply for the financial assistance NSFAS that is payable when a person is working. Students who are studying engineering through TVET colleges have an opportunity for free employment train with a stipend. South African government provide houses for poor people. they receive free health care from the clinics and public hospitals. A poor individual do not file for tax returns and if they are earning below the threshold they can file and they might receive money from SARS. they have more time to spend with their families.

Benefits of poverty for the community

There is a program in schools to feed children that came from poor families and even when schools are closed/ on reccess those kids receive food still and share with their family. Some community members adopted a recycling program to feed their families. Social development department open an opportunity for the community to group themselves to form SMes and the corporates, train them so that they are able to to create their own businesses like farming and sewing etc. Poor communities do not pay for municipality services. Neighbours take care of one another by sharing food and other things that might be a need to survive. Poor community becomes families, they raise children together ( your child is my child). All the low wage employment such as sweeping streets, domestic and hard labour is done by poor people. There is more employment for the poor people because there is no or less competition.