The effects of DFID’s cash transfer programmes on poverty and vulnerability

UK aid is succeeding in alleviating extreme poverty through its support for cash transfer programmes.

Score: Green/Amber
  1. Status: Completed
  2. Published: 12 January 2017
  3. Subject: Livelihoods and social protection
  4. Assessment: Green/Amber
  5. Location: Bangladesh, Rwanda
  6. Lead commissioner: Alison Evans

Government response

The government publishes a response to all ICAI reviews, indicating whether they ‘accept’, ‘partially accept’ or ‘reject’ each of ICAI’s recommendations and setting out the management actions that they propose to take in response.

You can read the government’s response to our review of DFID’s cash transfer programmes online.

Timeline

Approach

9 May 2016

Evidence gathering

Complete

Review publication

Published 12 January 2017

Government response

Published 17 February 2017

Parliamentary scrutiny

IDC hearing 22 February 2017

ICAI follow-up

Published 29 June 2018