Impact of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (Sure-P) on Poverty Alleviation among Youth in Gombe State, Nigeria

Abstract

Youths are said to be strong and ardent thereby forming the productive age of the society and as such, they are likely to cause social vices when in poverty or when not employed. Gombe state have had an increasing number of people living with poverty according to the World Poverty Clock, 2021, this has made the Federal and Gombe State government to introduce different programmes in order to reduce the level of poverty. This study assesses the impact of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment programme in poverty alleviation among youth in Gombe state. Data were obtained from secondary and primary sources. The research utilizes both structured questionnaire and interview as instruments for data collection. The population of the study includes 596 beneficiaries of Sure-P under the Graduate Internship Scheme and Technical Vocational Education and Training in Akko, Billiri and Dukku Local Government areas of Gombe state. The sample size of the study is 239 obtained using Yamane formula. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The descriptive statistics include percentage, frequency and tables. The inferential tool is multiple regression which was used to test the hypotheses. This test was carried out at 5% level of significance. The study revealed that Sure-p has a positive impact on income generation there by leading to poverty alleviation among youth in Gombe state. The study therefore concludes that sure-p has positive impact on the youth and has led to poverty alleviation among them.