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Place of Safety Allowance
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Place of Safety Allowance
Namibia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date Since the enactment of the 1960 Children’s Act. 1
Programme objectives
Programme type
Unconditional cash transfer
Programme components
This is one of the country’s four child/family allowances
(the others are: the Child Maintenance Grant, Foster Parent
Grant and Special Maintenance Grant). 2
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods Categorical targeting 3
Target areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Children
Eligibility criteria
This grant is given to caregivers who take custody of a child
under the age of 21 who has been in conflict with the law. 3
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits NAD10 per day per child 2,4
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism Paid by cheque 2
Benefit recipients Eligible caregivers 2,4
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage
In 2008, family allowances (which includes the Child Maintenance
Grant, Foster Parent Grant, Places of Safety Allowance and Special
Maintenance Grant) reached a total of 250,000 people. 3
Programme expenditure
Institutions and agencies involved Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare 3
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 185: Place of Safety Allowance
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