Swaziland Old Age Grant Impact Assessment
Swaziland's high HIV/AIDS prevalence is leading to a society of the very young and the very old.
Both these groups are highly vulnerable and are in need of social protection.
Cash transfers are increasingly seen as a popular form of social protection.
The Swaziland Old Age Grant (OAG) was introduced in 2005 as a universal grant to all Swazi citizens over 60 years of age, many of whom are caring for orphaned children in their households.
While the OAG has been in existence for five years, there has been no assessment of what the impact has actually been at a household level.
This study fills that gap and also discusses the mechanisms by which the OAG has been delivered since its inception.
This study has provided many insights into the impacts of a national cash transfer, collecting valuable evidence for future analysis of the Old Age Grant.
Since its inception, the OAG has been instrumental in reducing absolute poverty and food insecurity for many vulnerable elderly people and their households.
