CASH TRANSFERS

The programme has since gone through various revisions such as changes to the scope of the target group and the accompanying income threshold, the value of the benefit, and the introduction of specific target groups such as the elderly poor and single parents. [...] ABOUT THE PAPER In light of the growing attention on the use of cash transfers both globally and in Malaysia, this paper aims to contribute to the literature on cash transfers by providing an overview of the landscape of cash transfers in Malaysia. [...] The implications of the different types of design on the impact of the programmes are discussed in further detail in the next section. [...] This can result in the allocation of resources that strays from the established 37 EPRI (2010) 38 A case in point was the Child Support Grant cash transfer implement in South Africa, In 2002, two years after the start of the programme, only 10% of eligible households received the transfer and the take-up rates were the lowest in the poorest provinces. [...] INTERNATIONAL TRENDS AND EVIDENCE “It is important to tailor the design of cash transfer programs to the context, such as the conditionality, the size of the transfer, the number (or share) of beneficiaries within each target area, and whether to make them in-kind (food) or cash.