The Western Cape (72.9%) and Gauteng (70.5%) are the only two provinces in which more than two-thirds of households reported salaries as their main sources of income.
Social grant recipients queue to collect their their money. Social grants remain a vital safety net, particularly in the poorest provinces.The Western Cape and Gauteng are the only two provinces in which more than two-thirds of households reported salaries as their main sources of income.
Gauteng is home to three of the four metros where more than two-thirds of households reported salaries as their main sources of income. Stats SA said in its report:"While the majority of metropolitan households depended on salaries as their main source of income, a relatively large dependence on other sources was noticed in Ekurhuleni , Johannesburg , Mangaung and Tshwane ."
The percentage of households who were vulnerable to hunger reflects the same pattern as experienced by individuals, as it declined from 24% in 2002 to 9.7% in 2018.
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