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TUNISIA
Programme National d’Aide aux Familles Nécessiteuses (PNAFN)
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Programme National d’Aide aux Familles Nécessiteuses (PNAFN)
Tunisia
Middle East and North Africa
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date 1986 1
Programme objectives To provide financial aid to the most vulnerable families. 1
Programme type
Conditional and unconditional cash transfer.
Programme components
Beneficiaries of PFANFN are also eligible for free medical
assistance under the Free Medical Assistance Programme (FMAP). 2
Conditionalities (if any)
To receive the education benefit (TND10 per child per month),
beneficiary children must be officially registered and enrolled in school.
Targeting methods
Categorical targeting and means-testing.
Target areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Poor households with no able-bodied members
or with members who have disabilities
Eligibility criteria
Households are considered eligible for the programme if:
• their individual income does not exceed the poverty line;
• they have no able-bodied members, and/or their members
have disabilities and/or are chronically ill; or
• the household lacks a head of the family
or there are no means to sustain the family. 1
Eligibility reassessment (if any) Ministry inspectors are mandated to conduct
a verification of necessity at least once a year. 2
Type of benefits
Cash and health benefits.
Amount of benefits
TND150 per month, plus TND10 per child per month (up to three children).
Payment/delivery frequency
Monthly
Benefit delivery mechanism
National postal services agency (La Poste Tunisienne)
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum
None
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage
235,000 households, approximately
8.3 per cent of the total population (2015).
Programme expenditure Around 0.4 percent of GDP (2014)
Institutions and agencies involved Ministry of Social Affairs (MAS) 1
Monitoring and evaluation
The Ministry of Social Affairs is responsible for monitoring the programme. 2
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 195: Programme National d’Aide aux Familles Nécessiteuses (PNAFN)
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