Is the Sudan Cash Transfer Program Benefiting the Poor? Evidence from the Latest Household Survey
The objective of this note is to assess the extent to which the CT program is benefiting intended poor households and the appropriateness of the benefit level under the current inflation situation for poverty reduction. This assessment is needed no...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/434131628486508873/Is-the-Sudan-Cash-Transfer-Program-Benefiting-the-Poor-Evidence-from-the-Latest-Household-Survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36081 |
| Summary: | The objective of this note is to assess
the extent to which the CT program is benefiting intended
poor households and the appropriateness of the benefit level
under the current inflation situation for poverty reduction.
This assessment is needed now more than ever as the
impending reforms will require having an appropriate system
in place for social safety net delivery for the poor and
vulnerable. If CT programs are to reach and aid the poor,
then ensuring a correlation between poverty and program
beneficiaries must be prioritized. Are current beneficiaries
of the Sudan CT program, poor households? If targeting is
weak, and the answer to the question is no, then scaling up
the existing CT program may not achieve its poverty
reduction objective. The note proceeds as follows. Section
two presents an overview of Sudan’s CT program, including
background details, targeting approach used, the number of
beneficiaries and the cash transfer amount. Section three
shows the extent to which the CT program is benefiting
intended poor households based on evidence from the latest
household survey data. Section four evaluates the value of
the cash transfer, proposing a correct amount required to
lift households out of poverty. Section five concludes this
note, and additionally, proposes a number of policy recommendations. |
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