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Uganda: Govt Should Not Frustrate Donors on Elderly Grants
Observer, 30 March 2021
The ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development is in dire straits because it is not sure elderly people who have been earning a monthly grant of Shs 25,000 will receive it… Read more »
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Uganda: Only 1.5 Percent of Social Assistance Reaches Intended Targets - IMF
Monitor, 5 July 2021
Only 1.5 per cent of close to $281m that is allocated to social assistance for the vulnerable population reaches intended targets in Uganda, according to the International Monetary… Read more »
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Uganda: Registration for Covid Relief Cash Starts
Monitor, 30 June 2021
The government will today start registering the expanded 16 identified vulnerable groups eligible to receive Shs100,000 Covid-19 relief cash, whose disbursement is expected to… Read more »
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Uganda: Museveni to Women - Make Money, Get Out of Poverty
Monitor, 9 March 2021
President Museveni has called upon women movements to teach women how to make money and increase household income to help their families out of poverty. Read more »
Only 1.5% of Social Assistance Reaches Intended Ugandan Targets
Only 1.5% of close to U.S.$281 million that is allocated to social assistance for the vulnerable population reaches intended targets in Uganda, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At least 22% of Ugandans, which translates to more than 8.3 million people are classified as vulnerable but more than 76% or more than 6.3 million never access social assistance. The IMF has noted that there is need for government to strengthen social assistance programmes and improve targeted assistance through a broad-based approach that is infused in tax policy measures with focus put on mobilising more money in taxes to expand social assistance.
Government extends social assistance to vulnerable Ugandans through a number of programmes including Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE), Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme, Expanding Social Protection, Community Rehabilitation Programme for the Disabled and Youth Livelihood Programme, among others. However, implementation of such programmes is hindered by lack of empirical data on targeted individuals, which makes it almost impossible for government to sufficiently extend social assistance.
