brazil’s conditional cash（巴西的有条件的现金）.pdf

Brazil’s Conditional Cash Transfer Programme Bolsa Família IBSA International Conference on South-South Cooperation “Innovations in Public Employment Programmes Sustainable Inclusive Growth” New Delhi, March 2012 The Programme • Was launched in 2003 by the government of President Lula da Silva; • Resulted from the merging of a previous set of cash transfer programmes, resulting in reduction of administrative costs and bureaucratic complexity; • Corresponds to a monthly allowance of 32 reais (about US$19 USD) per child attending school, to a maximum of five children, to all families with per-capita income below 140 reais (US$ 82) a month (poverty-line); • In return, families commit to keeping their children in school and taking them for regular health checks; • The allowance is given preferentially to a female head of household; • Families withdraw the money using a debit card. Objectives • Helping to reduce current poverty through direct transfer of funds to low- income families; • Breaking the cycle of poverty passing from one generation to the next, thus helping to reduce future poverty The Current Situation • The programme reaches more than 12 million famillies, around 48 million people; • It spans more than 5,5 thousand municipalities; • Its total cost is less than 1% of Brazilian GDP, and about 2,5% of total Government expenditure; • In terms of numbers of eneficiaries, Bolsa Familia is today the largest cash transfer programme in the developing world.