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UGANDA
Direct Income Support under the Expanding Social Protection Programme (ESP)
Programme
Direct Income Support under the Expanding
Social Protection Programme (ESP)
Country
Uganda
Geographic area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date 2010 1
Programme objectives
To reduce chronic poverty and improve life
conditions of Uganda’s poorest population. 2
Programme type Unconditional cash transfer 1
Programme components
Direct Income Support is part of the larger Expanding Social Protection
Programme (ESP), comprising two grants: Senior Citizens Grants and
Vulnerable Family Grants (VFG). The Government has decided to phase
out the VFG and to roll out the Senior Citizens Grant to an additional
40 districts starting in 2016. 1
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods
Geographical and categorical targeting (for Senior Citizens Grants)
and proxy means-testing (for VFG). 2
Target areas
Currently 15 districts: Apac, Kaberamaido, Katakwi, Kiboga, Kyenjojo,
Moroto, Nakapiripirit, Nebbi, Amudat, Kyegegwa, Kyankwanzi, Zombo,
Napak, Kole and Yumbe.
The government has begun a five-year roll-out of the Senior Citizens
Grant to an additional 40 districts starting with 20 districts in 2016 and
an additional five districts for the next four years. 3,4
Target groups
Elderly people; people with disabilities; children; and households
with a high dependency ratio. 1
Eligibility criteria
Criteria for eligibility:
• 65 years old and above;
• 60 years old and above for the Karamoja region;
• vulnerable households with a high dependency ratio. 1
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits UGX25,000 (approximately USD8) per month 2
Payment/delivery frequency
Bi-monthly
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage 123,153 beneficiaries (September 2015) 4
Programme expenditure UGX32 billion (2014)
The Government of Uganda has committed UGX149 billion
(about USDD42 million) to SAGE for the next five years. 1,4
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