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R801 – R1 600 13 467 10.6%
R1 601 – R3 200 5 893 4.6%
R3 201 – R6 400 3 678 2.9%
R6 401 – R12 800 3 123 2.5%
R12 801 – R25 600 2 090 1.6%
R25 601 – R51 200 587 0.5%
R51 201 – R102 400 18 0.01%
R102 401 – R204 800 - -
R204 801 or more - -
Response not given 3 845 3.0%
Institution 2 079 1.6%
Total 127 309 100%
The per person income distribution in the municipal area indicates that about 83.3% of the
municipal population earn a monthly income of R1 600 or less. If these figures are to translate to
monthly household income, it can be surmised that the majority of household heads are either
unemployed or under-employed and qualify to be declared indigents.
The proportion of people without any income increased from 63.8% in 1996 to 69.6% in 2001.
Factors that contributed to this picture were principally, the downscaling of mines and the fact that
many people join the informal economy and are classified as not having income. The 2007 CS
indicates a decrease in the percentage of people without an income from 69.6% in 2001 to 43.2%.
Although the decrease is welcome, the figures are still unacceptably high and the situation warrants
intervention.
c. Dependence on social grants
The following table shows distribution of food parcels by the Department of Social Development
(Community Development section)
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