Advocacy brief for research institutes, universities and donors. Social welfare integration and cash transfers: A child-sensitive approach

Abstract

There is a good evidence base confirming that social protection measures affect child outcomes. Cash transfer schemes, conditional or unconditional have a sound evaluation base with systematic positive child outcomes. Social welfare issues are not routinely incorporated into cash transfer schemes in terms of input or outcome. This advocacy brief summarises current findings on social welfare parameters embedded into the cash transfer evidence base to distil policy considerations taking social welfare into account. As many cash transfer schemes are planned, implemented and evaluated, it is important that due consideration for social welfare opportunities, parameters and outcomes are incorporated to provide longer term understanding and evaluation.