National Cash Transfer Programme (NCTP)

The Government of Nigeria has partnered with the World Bank under a National Social Safety Nets Project (NASSP) to support the development of safety nets in Nigeria. The Government has prioritized social protection interventions as a key strategy towards reducing poverty and socio-economic vulnerabilities in the population. To implement NASSP, the Government has established a National Social Safety Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO) to coordinate existing social safety net programs at the Federal level, and a National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) to operate safety nets transfers to targeted poor and vulnerable households across Nigeria.

National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO)

Mines beneficiaries from the National Social Register (NSR)

Facilitate beneficiaries enrolment and Financing Cash Transfer to beneficiaries.

Develop and facilitate delivery of training modules for beneficiaries.

Maintain records of all beneficiaries and handling of complaint made by beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries on their dissatisfaction with the delivery of services.

Objectives of the National Cash Transfer Programme

To increase poor households’ consumption in the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT using the State’s Social Registry in selecting beneficiaries.
To provide a safety net for the poorest households, encourage asset acquisition for poor households and to reduce the vulnerability of poor households and build their resilience to shocks.
To improve health outcomes of poor Households (such as the reduction of child and maternal mortality and the incidence of malnutrition).
To improve health outcomes of poor Households (such as the reduction of child and maternal mortality and the incidence of malnutrition) and to improve educational outcomes, such as school attendance, enrolment and completion rates.

Households Uplifting Programme (HUP)

The project aim is to provide access to targeted transfers to poor and vulnerable households under an expanded National Social Safety Nets System.
The target population constitutes all Nigerian household currently living below the basic needs poverty line as identified through a combination of community based targeting mechanism.

Mining of List from Registry

Data of beneficieries are mined from the National Social Registry (NSR) of Poor and Vulnerable people

Disclosure of beneficiaries list

The list of poor and vulnerable households is disaggregated by community and disclosed the list at the community level.

Identification of caregivers

Members of selected Households agree on who is the caregiver and alternate without interference of NCTO, SCTU or CTFs.

Beneficiaries orientation

Beneficiaries are sensitized as to the purpose and objective of the cash transfer program and the role of each stakeholder in the project cycle.

Collection of Beneficiaries Data

Cash Transfer Facilitators (CTFs) collects caregivers and alternates data (names and NSR numbers) using a templated provided.

Establishment of Beneficiary Database

Beneficiaries data are entred into the system by State Offices and shares with NCTO for confirmation.

Implementing Base Cash Transfer (BCT)

This has to do with basic support for the most vulnerable to help them smooth consumption with no condition beside been listed in the National Social Registry (NSR)

With objectives of improving household consumption and protect assets of beneficiary, encouraging savings, reducing the vulnerability of poor household and building their resilience to shock
Implementing Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT)

This incorporates transfers linked to the participation of the target household inactivities focused on human capital development and adherence to specific conditionalities known as coresponsibilities

With objectives of increasing children school enrollments, Increasing access to health facilities, Improving ante and postnatal care, Improving child immunization and addressing environmental hazard to improve human asset

National Cash Transfer Programme (NCTP)

National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO)

Objectives of the National Cash Transfer Programme

To increase poor households’ consumption in the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT using the State’s Social Registry in selecting beneficiaries.

To provide a safety net for the poorest households, encourage asset acquisition for poor households and to reduce the vulnerability of poor households and build their resilience to shocks.

To improve health outcomes of poor Households (such as the reduction of child and maternal mortality and the incidence of malnutrition).

To improve health outcomes of poor Households (such as the reduction of child and maternal mortality and the incidence of malnutrition) and to improve educational outcomes, such as school attendance, enrolment and completion rates.

Households Uplifting Programme (HUP)

Mining of List from Registry

Disclosure of beneficiaries list

Identification of caregivers

Beneficiaries orientation

Collection of Beneficiaries Data

Establishment of Beneficiary Database

Implementing Base Cash Transfer (BCT)

This has to do with basic support for the most vulnerable to help them smooth consumption with no condition beside been listed in the National Social Registry (NSR)

With objectives of improving household consumption and protect assets of beneficiary, encouraging savings, reducing the vulnerability of poor household and building their resilience to shock

Implementing Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT)

This incorporates transfers linked to the participation of the target household inactivities focused on human capital development and adherence to specific conditionalities known as coresponsibilities

With objectives of increasing children school enrollments, Increasing access to health facilities, Improving ante and postnatal care, Improving child immunization and addressing environmental hazard to improve human asset

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