Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment Programme 2013: Evaluation Follow-Up Survey (Uganda)

Abstract

<b> Objectives of the Project </b>

The data files described in this documentation correspond to a household sample survey carried out in three rounds (baseline in 2012, follow up 1 in 2013 and follow up 2 in 2014) with the objective of evaluating the impact of the Uganda Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) programme in 14 pilot districts across the Eastern, Central, Western and Northen districts in Uganda.

The impact evaluation has the following objectives:
- Assess the impact and operational effectiveness of the SAGE pilot programme.
- Compare the relative performance of the two targeting methodologies used in the pilot.

The evaluation assesses SAGE against its main objectives of empowering recipient households through:
- Reducing material deprivation
- Increasing economic security
- Reducing social exclusion
- Increasing access to services.

<b> What is the SAGE Programme?</b>

The SAGE programme transfer is currently worth UGX 25,000 per month and is paid every two months. This transfer is provided using electronic transfers. The two targeting methodologies being implemented are as follows:
- Vulnerable Family Support Grant (VFSG) - This employs a composite index based on demographic indicators of vulnerability to determine eligbility.
- Senior Citizen Grant (SCG) - This uses age to determine eligibility.

Under the VFSG, if they are present in a beneficiary household, adult women are selected by the programme to be the physical recipient of transfers. In the case of SCG, the transfer is given to the specific older person enrolled.