FG Begins Disbursement Of ₦20,000 Conditional Cash Transfer To Rural Women In Bauchi

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

The Federal government has commenced the disbursement of ₦20,000 conditional cash transfer to poor women resident in rural communities in Bauchi State.

The conditional cash transfer is designed to provide succour for the poorest and most vulnerable women in rural communities.

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Paulen Tallen, during the first phase of the disbursement of the funds to beneficiaries in Bauchi State, said over 1,000 women are expected to receive the grant.

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She explained the criteria for identifying the beneficiaries and added that women numbering 200 have so far enjoyed the funds in Bauchi Local Government.

“We identified those into petty trading, widows, and the vulnerable. We identified those with small businesses. It is based on these factors that the beneficiaries are identified,” the Women Affairs Minister told Channels Television.

Earlier in April, the Federal Government said it disbursed Conditional Cash Transfer to indigent (poor) households at the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory as part of efforts to help reduce the effect of lockdown following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.