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Government start paying poor families between $10 - $25 grants
06 Aug 2012 at 13:06hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe government has started paying poor families between $10 and $25 monthly cash grants, depending on family size, through the Harmonised Social Cash Transfer Scheme.
At least $1.7 million has been spent so far on over 18 000 households in 10 districts, and the programme will eventually cover the whole country.
The programme is a non-conditional cash transfer scheme that targets poor households and is funded by donors and the government. The Government plans to help 250 000 poor families by 2015.
Targetted households are headed by children and the elderly.
Direct cash grants are now preferred around the world over subsidies, since subsidies help the rich and poor alike and in many cases the poor cannot afford even subsidised food.
Secretary for Labour and Social Services Lancaster Museka said the programme was being rolled out in phases
At least $1.7 million has been spent so far on over 18 000 households in 10 districts, and the programme will eventually cover the whole country.
The programme is a non-conditional cash transfer scheme that targets poor households and is funded by donors and the government. The Government plans to help 250 000 poor families by 2015.
Direct cash grants are now preferred around the world over subsidies, since subsidies help the rich and poor alike and in many cases the poor cannot afford even subsidised food.
Secretary for Labour and Social Services Lancaster Museka said the programme was being rolled out in phases
Source - Byo24News
