Table 2.
Description of cash transfer programmes included in CHANCES-6
| Colombiaa | Brazilb | South Africac | Liberiad | Malawie | Mexicof | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of cash transfer program | Familias en acción | Bolsa familia program | Child support grant | Cash transfer program provided to study participants for limited time | Zomba cash transfer programme | Progresa/oportunidades |
| Population (families, young people) | Families | Families | Children | Young men | Girls and young women | Families |
| Objectives | To overcome poverty and strengthen human capital | To promote social inclusion and strengthen human capital | To ensure basic needs of children < 18 years are met (as part of broader poverty reduction strategy) | To stimulate legal self-employment | To increase schooling and health of female adolescents and young adults | To improve child nutrition, health and education |
| Households/individuals reached (estimate) | 2.7 million families | 11 million households, 46 million people | 12 million children | Experimental: N = 999 male offenders aged 18–35 | Experimental: N = 3796 female adolescents and young adults | 5.8 million households |
| Coverage | 17.5% of total population | 20% of total population | 78% of eligible children | Not applicable | Not applicable | 20% of total population |
| Budget of programme as proportion of GDP | 0.19% | 0.5% | 7.5% | Not applicable | Not applicable | 0.5% |
| Benefits | USD 17 to USD 33 per month | USD 20 per month/person plus USD 10 per child and 15 per young person aged 16–17 (for conditional program); average USD 50 per family | USD 28 per month | USD 100 per month (two one off payments in 2 consecutive months) | USD 4 to 10 for parent; USD 1 to 5 for adolescent/ young adult; plus school fees | USD 10.5 to USD 66 per month |
| Recipient | Caregiver of child or young person | Caregiver of child or young person | Caregiver of child | Young person (male) | Caregivers, young person (female) | Female head of household |
| Eligibility | Families in poverty, displaced by internal conflict and/or from indigenous communities with members under 18 years old | Poor families: monthly per capita income < 40 USD (eligible for conditional part of programme) or < 20 USD (eligible for unconditional part of programme) | Child < 18 years; caregiver’s yearly income < USD 3,275 (single) or < USD 6,555 (combined with spouse) | High risk (defined by their involvement in drug use and dealing and other types of offences) | Age 13–22, never married, enrolled in primary/secondary school or recent dropout | Poor families with child < 18 years |
| Identification methods | Geographical; identification system (SISBEN) | Geographical; means test income threshold | Proxy means test | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Geographical; proxy means test (questionnaire ENCASEH) |
| Conditional or unconditional | Conditional | Mix: unconditional for extremely poor; conditional for poor families | Unconditional | Unconditional | Mix: conditional and unconditional arms in study | Conditional |
| Conditionalities | Child health checks; regular school attendance (80%) | Regular medical consultation, vaccinations, school attendance (75–85%) | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Conditional arm Regular school attendance (80%) |
Regular school attendance (85%); regular medical check ups |
| Monitoring | Information systems | Nutritional surveillance; vaccination monitoring | Not applicable | Not applicable | Self-reported; school attendance records | Compliance checks (attendance cards) |
aFiszbein A and Schady N (2009)[55]
bMinistério da Cidadania (2019), Soares S (2012) [56, 57]
cNIDS (2019), Seekings (2007) [58, 59]; South African Government website: https://www.gov.za/services/child-care-social-benefits/child-support-grant
dBlattman et al. (2016) [60]
eBaird S et al. (2011), Angeles et al. (2019) [26, 45]
fFiszbein A and Schady N (2009) [55]