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Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP)
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP)
Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa
Previous programme name (if any) Hunger Safety Net Programme Pilot Phase 1
Start date 2008 2
Programme objectives
Programme type
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods
To reduce extreme hunger and vulnerability to it.
Unconditional cash transfer
Geographical targeting, community-based
targeting and categorical targeting. 3
Target areas Turkana, Mandera, Marsabit and Wajir Counties. 1
Target groups Households with chronic food insecurity 4
Eligibility criteria
To be extremely poor (unable to afford basic expenses or to invest in
the development of human capital); to be elderly (older than 55 years
of age); to have a high dependency ratio (households without adult
members or whose members are not fit for work or have long-term
illnesses or severe disabilities). 1
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
KES2,350
Payment/delivery frequency Every two months 5
Benefit delivery mechanism
Beneficiaries are given a biometric smartcard which they
use to collect their cash at any time from a range of pay stations
(mainly small shops called dukas) across the four counties. 3
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage 101,438 households (2016)
Programme expenditure KHS4,426,098 5
Institutions and agencies involved Government of Kenya; UK Department for International Development
(DFID); Australian Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) 1
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 173: Hunger Safety Net Programme
Monitoring is usually done by the National Drought Management
Authority (NDMA) and involved partners, donors and external
stakeholders. Evaluation is performed by external contractors. 1
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