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Conditional cash transfer

Meaning in social work, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In social work, conditional cash transfer means: A social assistance payment given to low-income families on condition that they meet certain requirements, such as sending children to school or attending health checks.

In Turkish: şartlı nakit transferi, şartlı nakit yardımı

How it is used

A term from international development and social policy, often shortened to CCT. Brazil's Bolsa Família is a well-known example. Researchers compare conditional and unconditional cash transfers for their effects on poverty, education and health.

Example sentences

  1. Under the conditional cash transfer, payments stop if the child stops attending school.

  2. The study found that conditional cash transfers increased school enrolment among girls.

Common collocations

  • conditional cash transfer programme
  • unconditional cash transfer
  • cash transfer scheme
  • CCT
  • social assistanceCash or in-kind support funded from taxes and given to people on low incomes, without any need for previous contributions.
  • povertyNot having enough money or resources to meet basic needs such as food, housing and heating, or to take part in normal life in society.
  • benefitsMoney or other support paid by the state to people who are unemployed, ill, disabled, caring for someone or on a low income.
  • eligibilityMeeting the conditions, such as age, income, need or residence, that are required to receive a service or payment.

More terms: Welfare and Benefits

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