SALGA annual report 2016/17 SALGA ANNUAL REPORT 201617 PRINTED FINAL | Page 71

Performance information identified municipal case studies on indigent support in order to compare approaches and achievements. The analysis also assessed the impact of municipal indigent policies on poverty alleviation. The policy is a result of continuous prevalence of indigence and poverty within communities. This policy is a tool of intervention to alleviate poverty and encourage indigent households to live within affordable consumption levels. 71 SALGA ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17