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Inmate’s Allowance<br />
Programme<br />
Country<br />
Geographic area<br />
Previous programme name (if any)<br />
Inmate’s Allowance<br />
Mauritius<br />
Start date 1950s 1<br />
Programme objectives<br />
Programme type<br />
Programme components<br />
Conditionalities (if any)<br />
Targeting methods<br />
Target areas<br />
Target groups<br />
Eligibility criteria<br />
Sub-Saharan Africa<br />
To ensure the assistance, empowerment and integration of the population<br />
of people with disabilities, elderly people and other vulnerable groups. 2<br />
Unconditional cash transfer<br />
Categorical targeting<br />
Nationwide<br />
Beneficiaries are inmates of government-subsidised correctional<br />
institutions who were entitled to a basic pension prior to their admission. 3<br />
Eligibility reassessment (if any)<br />
Type of benefits<br />
Cash<br />
Amount of benefits<br />
MUR700 3<br />
Payment/delivery frequency<br />
Monthly<br />
Benefit delivery mechanism<br />
Benefit recipients<br />
Minimum and maximum<br />
duration of benefits (if any)<br />
Coverage 555 beneficiaries (2015) 4<br />
Programme expenditure<br />
Information about the whole fiscal year is not available,<br />
but the amount paid in April 2015 was MUR535,295. 4<br />
Institutions and agencies involved Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions 3<br />
Monitoring and evaluation<br />
mechanisms and frequency<br />
See the references on page 182: Inmate’s Allowance<br />
92 | Social Protection in Africa: inventory of non-contributory programmes
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