Poverty can mean different things to different people. Traditionally the most important "thread" in poverty discourse has been the notion of a material lack, especially the lack of resources necessary for survival (Poverty and Inequality Institute, 2007:10). This type of poverty is not new in South Africa. In 2001 the country's unemployment rate was 29,4%, but came down to 25,5% in 2006 (Statistics South Africa, 2006:10). This statistic is indicative of the fact that the government and private sector have made a large contribution towards attending to the problem. Although progress has been made, there are still many poor and unemployed people in South Africa. This is clear from the results of the labour force survey finalised in September 2006. This survey demonstrated that the labour market consisted of 29 852 000 persons aged between 15-65 years; of these, 12 451 000 persons were employed and 4 275 000 persons were unemployed in terms of the official definition, meaning that they were unemployed, but would take up work within two weeks after participation in the survey. A further 13 126 000 people http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/
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