2. The Poverty Situation
Families with low
incomes
Children don’t
receive proper
health, nutrition
and education
services
Children turn
into adults
with low
human and
social capital
These adults
become
unemployed or
get low paying
jobs
The Poverty
Cycle is a
Poverty Trap
3. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program
(Generic Name: Conditional Cash Transfer)
• Flagship social protection program
that focuses on human capital
development of poor households
• Patterned after CCT in Latin
American countries such as
Mexico, Columbia, and Brazil which
have been proven successful as a
poverty reduction and social
development measure
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4. Countries Implementing CCT
County Year Started
Brazil 1997
Mexico 1997
Honduras 1998
Nicaragua 2000
Jamaica 2001
Panama 2001
Chile 2002
Columbia 2002
Turkey 2003
Peru 2005
Cambodia 2005
USA 2007
Indonesia 2007
Guatemala 2008
Philippines 2008
Egypt 2009 4
5. Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino Program
• To keep children
in school;
• To keep children
healthy;
• To break the inter-
generational cycle
of poverty
• Provides cash
grants to poor
households with
children aged 0-18
years old/ pregnant
members subject to
compliance to the
conditions set by
the program;
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6. Program Beneficiaries
Households that:
• are located in the poor
areas selected by the
program
• are identified as poor by
the Listahanan
• have pregnant member or
at least one child aged 0-
18 years old
• are willing to commit to
meeting the program
conditionalities
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7. Program Conditionalities
• Visit their local health
center to avail of pre-
and post-natal care;
• Avail of appropriate
delivery services by a
skilled health
professional;
• Avail at least one post-
natal care within 6 weeks
after childbirth
CO-RESPONSIBILITIES OF BENEFICIARIES
HEALTH
Pregnant Household Member
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8. Program Conditionalities
• Visit the health center to avail
immunization
• Have monthly weight
monitoring and nutrition
counseling for children aged
0-2 years old;
• Have quarterly weight
monitoring for 25 to 73 weeks
old;
• Have management of
childhood diseases for sick
children;
CO-RESPONSIBILITIES OF BENEFICIARIES
HEALTH
Children 0-5 years old Children 0-14 years old
• Must receive deworming pills
twice a year;
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9. Program Conditionalities
• Enrolled in a day care or
pre-school program &
maintain a class attendance
rate of at least 85% a month
CO-RESPONSIBILITIES OF BENEFICIARIES
EDUCATION
Children 3-5 years old Children 6-18 years old
• Enrolled in elementary &
secondary school &
maintain a class
attendance rate of at least
85% a month
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10. Program Conditionalities
• Attendance to family
development sessions at least
once a month;
CO-RESPONSIBILITIES OF BENEFICIARIES
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
SESSION
Parents or Guardians
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SESSION
Youth 15-18 years old High School Beneficiaries
• Attendance to youth family development sessions at least once
a month; 10
11. Cash grants based on Compliance to
the Program Conditionalitites
Php500 per month
• Php500 per month per child (high
school)
• Php300 per month per child
(elementary)
for 10 months a year; to a maximum of 3 children per
household
HEALTH GRANT
EDUCATION GRANT to maximum of 3 children
12. Modes of Payment
• Land Bank ATM (Cash Card)
• Land Bank Over the Counter (Off-site)
through conduits e.g. rural banks,
cooperatives & other institutions engaged
in money remittances authorized by the
BSP
Payout Schedule: Every two Months
• February, April, June, August,
October, and December
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14. Program Accomplishments
(As of 08 October 2014)
• Implemented nationwide in 1,483 municipalities
and 144 cities, 80 provinces across17 regions
• Registered 4,332,411 households or 97.1% of
this year’s target of 4,461,732 households
• Supported 10.9 million children aged 0-18. From
these children, a maximum of 3 children per
household are selected as beneficiaries for the
education component of the program.
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15. Year
Financial (In PhP)
Allotment Obligation %
2013 44,255,644,000 44,204,078,174 99
2014* 62,614,247,000 22,737,488,599 36
*As of August 31, 2014
Program Accomplishments
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16. Common Operational Concerns
• Targeting. Since the program only covers
those who are poor in the Listahanan,
there were equally vulnerable households
who were not included
– The Department implements Modified CCT
that covers families in the street, Indigenous
People in GIDAs, IDPs and FNSPs
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17. Common Operational Concerns
• Supply Side. Coping with the radical
expansion of the program to ensure that
beneficiary mothers and children receive
needed quality services
– The Department actively collaborates with
other government agencies to ensure that
desired program outcomes are achieved
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18. Common Operational Concerns
• Overhead Cost. Limited approved
overhead cost affects the implementation
of the program
– The Department realigns budget of other IOC
(i.e. capability building to travelling expenses)
to address the pressing needs to implement
the program
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19. Common Operational Concerns
• Cash Grant Delivery. Some beneficiaries
have no cash cards; cash cards are not
issued
– Households will receive cash grants through
OTC
– RAC shall closely monitor the distribution of
cash card
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Good day, everyone. Today I will be presenting to you an overview of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.
The Poverty SITUATION
Low growth
Weak employment generation
Persistent inequality
Structural underpinnings
Inadequate levels of human development
Inadequate infrastructure
Major gaps and lapses in governance
Poor and degraded state of environment and natural resources
(PDP 2011-2016)
Why CCT?
It is an investment for the future generation.
Inclusive growth is a key agenda in achieving a significant reduction in poverty
Investment in the country’s human resources is key to sustained and broad-based growth
Equitable access to basic social services
Stronger social safety nets
CCT is a rights-based strategy towards human capital development
CCT concretizes income redistribution
Conditionalities foster behaviour change
Increased health seeking behaviour
Value for education
Responsible parenthood
Community participation
empowerment
Effect of cash transfers:
Immediate relief to income poverty
Induce demand for basic social services
According to the GAA on the disbursement of conditional cash transfer, the DSWD shall disburse the amount released by the DBM for the CCT based on the list of beneficiaries in the Listahanan:
- provided that the CCT cash grant shall be accessed directly by the beneficiaries through the authorized government depository bank
- provided further that in case there is no AGDB in the locality, the DSWD may enter into contracts with rural and other thrift banks and such other institutions duly assigned in money remittances duly accredited by the BSP to ensure that the CCT cash grant shall be directly accessed by the beneficiaries.
Piloted in 2007
Scaled up since 2008
Total registered as of October 8, 2014: 4,332,411 (97.1%) Million Households
100% geographic coverage
Partly supported through loan financing from WB & ADB (less than 1 million beneficiaries)
MCCT is designed to maximize the reach of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program to serve other families in difficult circumstances and strengthen the safety, protection and development of children in need of special protection
Served as a bridging strategy to mainstream them into the regular Pantawid Pamilya Program
Modified targeting, conditions and implementation arrangements