Abstract
This study investigated the effects of the Conditional Cash
Transfer (CCT) programme on the livelihoods and well-being of community members
in Kaugama Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Conditional
Cash Transfer programmes have gained prominence as a poverty alleviation
strategy for low-income countries. The research employed a narrative method
with qualitative assessments. The study adopted both primary and secondary
methods of data collection through the means of survey and documentary methods
of data collection. The primary data analysed in this study was collected using
a structured interview, while the secondary data was collected from the
documented records of the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO). Tables,
percentages, and content analysis methods were used to analyse the data. This
study utilised Social Capital Theory to advance credible arguments for the
discourse. From the findings made, it was concluded that the Conditional Cash Transfer
programme has improved the food consumption of beneficiaries, enhanced access
to health facilities for beneficiaries and enabled them to enrol more of their
children in schools. One of the recommendations was that, based on the
promising outcomes in the Kaugama Local Government Area, more funding should be
provided for the Conditional Cash Transfer programme to upscale it to cover
more beneficiaries in Jigawa State. This could have a wider-reaching positive
impact on food security, healthcare access, and education in the state in
particular and the nation at large.
Keywords: Beneficiaries, Cash Transfer, Social Assistance, Social Investment, Policy
DOI: 10.36349/zamijoh.2023.v02i02.005
author/ MAITALATA Yakubu Kwassam & ALIEGBA Becky Ade PhD
journal/Zamfara IJOH Vol. 2, Issue 2
