The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique: an assessment

The GAPVU cash transfer program is an important safety net for urban Mozambique. The coverage of the program is impressive within the urban sector, reaching about 16 percent of all urban households. Although the mean transfer amount is just over a dollar per capita per month, it still represents abo...

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Main Authors: Datt, Gaurav, Payongayong, Ellen, Garrett, James L., Ruel, Marie T.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1997
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161187
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Payongayong, Ellen
Garrett, James L.
Ruel, Marie T.
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description The GAPVU cash transfer program is an important safety net for urban Mozambique. The coverage of the program is impressive within the urban sector, reaching about 16 percent of all urban households. Although the mean transfer amount is just over a dollar per capita per month, it still represents about 13 percent of the beneficiaries' per capita consumption. Despite limited enforcement of means testing, nearly two-thirds of the beneficiary population are deemed to be absolutely poor by a modest poverty line. Net of GAPVU transfers, the proportion in poverty would have been above 70 percent. Limited evidence on nutritional and other nonconsumption indicators is suggestive of the GAPVU beneficiary households being more deprived than urban households in general. GAPVU transfer benefits are progressive among the beneficiary households, and are not confined to those near the poverty line.
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spelling CGSpace1611872025-11-06T05:54:25Z The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique: an assessment Datt, Gaurav Payongayong, Ellen Garrett, James L. Ruel, Marie T. poverty alleviation urban development evaluation urban programming cash transfers welfare recipients The GAPVU cash transfer program is an important safety net for urban Mozambique. The coverage of the program is impressive within the urban sector, reaching about 16 percent of all urban households. Although the mean transfer amount is just over a dollar per capita per month, it still represents about 13 percent of the beneficiaries' per capita consumption. Despite limited enforcement of means testing, nearly two-thirds of the beneficiary population are deemed to be absolutely poor by a modest poverty line. Net of GAPVU transfers, the proportion in poverty would have been above 70 percent. Limited evidence on nutritional and other nonconsumption indicators is suggestive of the GAPVU beneficiary households being more deprived than urban households in general. GAPVU transfer benefits are progressive among the beneficiary households, and are not confined to those near the poverty line. 1997 2024-11-21T09:54:02Z 2024-11-21T09:54:02Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161187 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Datt, Gaurav; Payongayong, Ellen; Garrett, James L.; Ruel, Marie T. 1997. The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique;an assessment. FCND Discussion Paper 36. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161187
spellingShingle poverty alleviation
urban development
evaluation
urban programming
cash transfers
welfare recipients
Datt, Gaurav
Payongayong, Ellen
Garrett, James L.
Ruel, Marie T.
The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique: an assessment
title The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique: an assessment
title_full The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique: an assessment
title_fullStr The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique: an assessment
title_full_unstemmed The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique: an assessment
title_short The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique: an assessment
title_sort gapvu cash transfer program in mozambique an assessment
topic poverty alleviation
urban development
evaluation
urban programming
cash transfers
welfare recipients
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161187
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