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About HSNP2 Flier June 2016

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About HSNP2 as of June 2016About HSNP2 as of June 2016

Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) is an unconditional social protection programme that delivers regular and predictable cash transfers to targeted poorest and vulnerable households (100,000 HHs or approx. 600,000 people) in the four Counties of Turkana, Mandera, Marsabit and Wajir. The current transfer value is Kshs.5,100 every 2 months.

HSNP is a flagship Government of Kenya programme, under Ministry of Devolution and Planning, managed by National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). It is funded by the Government of Kenya and United Kingdom (UKaid) . HSNP is one of the 4 cash transfers under National Safety Nets Programmes also known as Inua Jamii .In addition, in times of emergency (drought and floods) HSNP scales up and provides short term cash transfers to additional households based on set targeting criteria and available resources.

HSNP is delivered in two Phases. Phase 1, the pilot (2008-2012), 69,000 beneficiaries from Turkana, Mandera, Marsabit and Wajir cost Kshs. 5.5billion, funded by UK DFID & Australian Government. Phase 2 (2013- 2017) costs Kshs.15.8 billion to benefit 100,000HHs (Group 1). Adding a possible further 200,000+HHs (Group 2) during Emergency scale ups. HSNP targeting is poverty based.

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HSNP beneficiaries use a decentralised case management system

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HSNP rights committee members meeting in Masalale, Wajir CountyHSNP rights committee members meeting in Masalale, Wajir CountyHSNP has enabled the communities especially households from the poorest and most vulnerable backgrounds understand and advocate for their rights.

HSNP has a robust and dynamic case management system decentralised to the sub-County level. The objective of HSNP case management system is ensure that all beneficiaries both Group 1 (regular)and Group 2 (emergency) have local and equitable access to file complaints and updates related  to HSNP which can be resolved within a reasonable timeframe. The case management system is managed by trained County specific HSNP/NDMA officers.

The HSNP case management system manages logged cases.

These cases are categorised into two, Updates and Complaints.

UPDATES include; 1) Change of address 2) Change of National ID 3)Correction of name spelling and 4)Change of recipient. 

COMPLAINTS  include issues on: 1) Payment 2) Targeting 3) Missed Registration 4) ATM cards & bank accounts 5) Payment Agents and 6) Corruption.

Beneficiaries are encouraged to use the HSNP case management system through their respective HSNP/NDMA County officers. HSNP/NDMA County officers are located at the sub-County level. Further, at each village, the communities nominate representative that form Right Committees. These rights committees are based at the sub-location level and advocate for the wider rights of beneficiaries.

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HSNP makes Cycle 18 payments on 5th May 2016

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Payment cycle 18Payment cycle 18

On 5th May 2016, HSNP paid Kshs. 442,197,450.00 to 85,363 households across the four Counties of Turkana, Wajir, Mandera and Marsabit. This is the regular two months payment made to Group 1 households that have active bank accounts. The current cash value of one payment cycle is Kshs. 5,100. HSNP cash is credited to the households' active Equity Bank accounts. Payment is done through Equity agents located at the sub-location level. HSNP payment is free of charge.

One of HSNP Phase 2 core objective is to reduce extreme poverty and vulnerability. HSNP2 provides regular and predictable bimonthly cash transfers of Kshs. 5,100 to up to 100,000 of the poorest and most vulnerable households in the four poorest counties in Northern Kenya. HSNP2 can also deliver emergency payments to additional 274,000 households in response to shocks of climate related extremes of drought and floods. Thus, over 600,000 of Kenya’s most vulnerable people access cash transfers (CTs) in HSNP and up to 2,100,000 people reached with emergency CTs in times of drought and flood. Payment of HSNP cash at an Equity agentPayment of HSNP cash at an Equity agent

Impact study of HSNP Phase 1 (2009-2012) established that:

  1. HSNP households were 10% less likely to fall into the poorest decile nationally;
  2. Control household were on average 7% poorer than HSNP HHs;
  3. The severity of poverty for control HHs was more pronounced, at 7%;
  4. Households avoided distress sales and held on to livestock assets.
  5. They were 6% more likely to own livestock and 7% more likely to own goats/sheep. 

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Payment of HSNP Cycle 17 starts on 22nd March 2016

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Payment North HorrPayment North HorrHSNP Pays Cycle 17 to 84,623 Households across Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera and Wajir

Today, 22nd March 2016, HSNP paid a total of Kshs. 528,344,120.00 to 84,623 households across the four Counties as follows:
Mandera- 17,661 households;

Turkana- 33,590 households;

Wajir- 15,500 households and

Marsabit-17,872 households.

 

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ODI REPORT: Shock responsive social protection in practice

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Shock-responsive social protection in practice: Kenya’s experience in scaling up cash transfers

In the wake of the 2011 drought crisis, the Government of Kenya (GoK) pledged itself to ending drought emergencies by 2022. This commitment is set out in its Ending Drought Emergencies (EDE) Framework which – for the first time – recognises that drought emergencies have their roots in poverty and vulnerability. Kenya’s National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) is charged with implementing the EDE framework and believes that social protection has an important role to play in reducing vulnerability and risk throughout the drought cycle. As such, the Government is committed to designing scalable social protection systems to be used to prevent frequent drought events becoming crises.

Read more: Kenya's Experience in scaling up cash transfers

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Hunger Safety Net Programme,

National Drought Management Authority,

17th Flr, Lonhro House, Standard St.

Tel: 254 (20) 2227496 / 2227166

P.O BOX 53547-00200 | Nairobi | Kenya

Email:info@hsnp.or.ke

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