Merike Blofield / Juliana Martínez Franzoni / Johanna Pieper

Public Opinion on Cash Transfers for Children and Adolescents in Peru: Nine out of Ten People Support Greater Adequacy

Policypaper | 2024


  • Abstract

    Child poverty is a multidimensional challenge and decades of evidence show that access to cash transfers programs can provide simple and effective protection against poverty, especially extreme poverty. A representative telephone survey conducted in Peru during May and June 2022 indicates broad public support (90%) for a cash transfer program for children and adolescents. In addition, 97% support setting the value of the transfers at least the basic food basket, a value eight times higher than the current transfers in the country. Finally, opinion is divided on the eligibility criteria: almost 60% of those surveyed support restricting the program to those in extreme poverty, while 40% are in favor of broader eligibility criteria, including at least all children and adolescents in poverty.

    Edition

    1st

    Seitenumfang

    12

    ISBN

    978-9968-861-23-6

    Erscheinungsort

    San José, Costa Rica


    Dr. Juliana Martínez Franzoni

    Dr. Juliana Martínez Franzoni

    Universidad de Costa Rica



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