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Older Persons’ Cash Transfer (OPCT)<br />
Programme<br />
Country<br />
Geographic area<br />
Previous programme name (if any)<br />
Older Persons’ Cash Transfer (OPCT)<br />
Kenya<br />
Start date 2006 1<br />
Sub-Saharan Africa<br />
Programme objectives To improve the capacities and livelihoods of older people. 2<br />
Programme type Unconditional cash transfer 2<br />
Programme components<br />
Conditionalities (if any)<br />
Targeting methods Community-based targeting and proxy means-testing. 2<br />
Target areas 44 districts within Kenya 2<br />
Target groups<br />
Elderly people<br />
Eligibility criteria<br />
Beneficiaries are residents of the selected districts aged<br />
65 or older, who are poor and do not receive any other grant. 1<br />
Eligibility reassessment (if any)<br />
Type of benefits<br />
Cash<br />
Amount of benefits KES2,000 (USD22) per month 3<br />
Payment/delivery frequency Bi-monthly 2<br />
Benefit delivery mechanism<br />
The grants are delivered by the Postal<br />
Corporation of Kenya or the district treasury. 2<br />
Benefit recipients<br />
Minimum and maximum<br />
duration of benefits (if any)<br />
Coverage 59,000 beneficiaries (2015) 4<br />
Programme expenditure 0.015 per cent of GDP (2015) 4<br />
Institutions and agencies involved Ministry of Labour, Social Security & Services (MLSSS) 3<br />
Monitoring and evaluation<br />
mechanisms and frequency<br />
See the references on page 174: Older Persons’ Cash Transfer (OPCT)<br />
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