2. General Assistance Country Programme Previous programme name Start date Programme objectives Programme typology Programme components Child-sensitive design feature Conditionalities Targeting mechanisms Target areas Target groups
Coverage Number of children covered (if available) Eligibility criteria
Eligibility reassessment Type of benefits Amount of benefits
Payment/delivery frequency Benefit delivery mechanism Benefit recipients Minimum and maximum duration of benefits Programme expenditure Source of funding Agencies and institutions involved Legal framework Management information systems M&E mechanisms and frequency
Kuwait General Assistance
Unconditional cash transfer; conditional cash transfer (student assistance); housing programme Benefit increases with the number of household members/children; programme targets children; supports children’s access to education (1) Categorical; means-tested Single and widowed women; orphans; elderly people; those who are chronically ill; students; people with disabilities; Kuwaiti women who are married to expatriates and cannot cover basic subsidence level; released prisoners; families of imprisoned household heads (4)
For every Kuwaiti within the aforementioned groups who has no income or income less than the value of the assistance provided; if more than one of the conditions apply, only the highest assistance will be paid (4) Cash KWD559 for main beneficiary; KWD 21 for wife or sons; minimum KWD255 and maximum KWD1,200; KWD65 for students in general education (kindergartens, primary, secondary and equivalent) and for children under school age; rental fees are paid (or KWD150, whichever is less) (4) Monthly (3) Beneficiary or representative (3)
Zakat Fund and others (2) Decree no. 22 of 1978 (2); Law no. 11 of 2012 (1); Decree no. 23 of 2013 (4) Social assessment review at least twice a year (3)
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