Unconditional Cash Transfer And Poverty Alleviation In Pakistan Bisp�S Impact On Households� Socioeconomic Wellbeing

Durre Nayab and Shujaat Farooq
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Shujaat Farooq: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad

No 2020:18, PIDE Policy View Point from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Abstract: Pakistan, having a population of near to 220 million, has one fourth of its population living below the poverty line and 17% being food insecure. Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was initiated in 2008 with the objective of consumption smoothening, poverty alleviation and women empowerment.

Keywords: Cash Transfer; Poverty Alleviation; BISP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7 pages
Date: 2020
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