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SIERRA LEONE
Social Safety Net Programme
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date 2014
Programme objectives
Programme type
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods
Target areas
Target groups
Social Safety Net Programme
Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa
To support extremely poor households
and households affected by the ebola outbreak.
Beneficiaries are encouraged to pay particular
attention to maternal and child health. 1
Unconditional cash transfer; social support services; training
Cash transfers, access to basic health care and some training activities.
Geographical targeting; community-based
targeting; and proxy means-testing. 2
Nationwide, with the exception of Bonthe district.
Extremely poor households and households
affected by the ebola outbreak.
Beneficiaries are extremely poor and have no assets.
Some beneficiaries are subjected to a full proxy means test after one year.
Cash
Eligibility criteria
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Amount of benefits SLL130,000 (USD30) per month 1
Payment/delivery frequency
The benefit is usually paid quarterly.
Benefit delivery mechanism
Payment is made by a team in an open place, directly to the beneficiaries.
Benefit recipients Preferably a senior female member of the household 1
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage The programme is expected to reach more than 100,000
beneficiaries; currently it reaches 13,547 beneficiaries. 2
Programme expenditure More than USD33 million (2015)
Institutions and agencies involved
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 190: Social Safety Net Programme
National Commission for Social Action; Ministry of Social Welfare;
Anti-Corruption Commission; non-governmental organisations;
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