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What does Nepal’s Old Age Allowance mean for the elderly? Evidence from Rolpa

author(s) Babken Babajanian, Sony. - K.C., Annal Tandukar. - Gopikesh Acharya, Paudel. - S.B., Upreti.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Southern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
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Sony, K.C.; Upreti, B.R.; Paudel, S.B.; Gopikesh Acharya; Annal Tandukar; Babken Babajanian. What does Nepal’s Old Age Allowance mean for the elderly? Evidence from Rolpa. SLRC Briefing Paper No. 7. Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK (2014) 4 pp

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Abstract

Today, Nepal’s Old Age Allowance is considered a core pillar of the state’s social protection system. However, questions regarding its effectiveness – and what it means for those receiving it – remain. More specifically, the impacts of the transfer on individual and household well-being as well as on recipients’ relationships with others (including the state) are not fully clear. Drawing on primary research, this brief ‘situation paper’ explores these questions, concluding with some key recommendations for policy makers. It is based on SLRC Working Paper 25

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