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MOZAMBIQUE
Programa Subsídio Social Básico—Basic Social Subsidy Programme
Programme
Programa Subsídio Social Básico—Basic Social Subsidy Programme
Country
Mozambique
Geographic area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Previous programme name (if any) Programa Subsídio de Alimentos (Food Subsidy Programme) until 2010 1
Start date 1990 1
Programme objectives
To provide basic assistance to extremely poor people who are incapable
of working, promote the development of human capital, and improve
access to basic social services for beneficiary households. 1
Programme components
Programme type Unconditional cash transfer 1
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods
Categorical targeting combined with
community-based targeting and self-targeting.
Target areas
Target groups Labour-constrained and extremely poor households. 2
Eligibility criteria
Eligible beneficiary households are both labour-constrained
(that is, with no adult member capable of working) and extremely poor. 1
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits Cash 2
Amount of benefits
MZN310 (USD6.90), up to a maximum of MZN610 (USD13.50)
per month for a household with four dependents.
Payment/delivery frequency Monthly 1
Benefit delivery mechanism
Transfers are delivered directly to the beneficiaries at payment
points by National Institute of Social Action (INAS) staff members. 1
Benefit recipients Heads of households, or a nominated alternative. 1
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage 359,859 households (2015)
Programme expenditure
MZN1,199 billion (2015)
Institutions and agencies involved Government of Mozambique; UK Department for International
Development (DFID); Government of the Netherlands; UNICEF;
International Labour Organization (ILO); International Monetary Fund
(IMF); World Bank; European Union; Irish AID; Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA); World Food Programme
(WFP); United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 1
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
The National Institute of Social Action is reviewing
monitoring and evaluation procedures. 2
See the references on page 183: Programa Subsídio Social Básico—Basic Social Subsidy Programme
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