Country Programme Type Programme Title Agencies involved Year started Programme Description Programme Objectives Transfers

Target population and coverage

Selection of beneficiaries Monitoring and Evaluation Evaluation results Cost Implementation Issues Programme and Evaluation Sources

Argentina -1 Pure income transfer - social pension Pensiones Asistenciales The Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL) Current programme established by the 1994 pension reform, which separated noncontributory from contributory pension programmes Non-contributory pensions support vulnerable individuals, and individuals who have made a significant contribution to society (war veterans, relatives of disappeared persons, scientific achievement, etc). The program helps improve the living conditions of people aged 70 and older by providing economic support and actions to encourage their participation in growth groups, information days, and facilitate access to services. Monthly or bimonthly transfers of A$ 500.00 up to $ 1,000. The pension covers partners after death of direct beneficiaries Other services: Formation of groups, rural clubs, conferences or briefings that promote physical and mental health. Services and supports institutions such as INAPAM and other access-oriented health, production and employment activities are included through the General Directorate for Attention to Priority Groups. SEDESOL operates, manages and run the program. Eligibility Criteria: -person above 70 years -live in towns of up to 30 thousand inhabitants -not being a beneficiary of Desarrollo Humano Oportunidades or accept to be suspended from that program. 75 229 beneficiaries in 2009 Geographic : Nationwide program covering towns of up to 30 thousand inhabitants according to the Catalog of Federal Entities Codes, Municipalities and Towns (CENFEMUL) authorized by the SEDESOL.

Information available in Spanish : Fabio M. Bertranou, Carmen Solorio, Wouter van Ginneken (2002) Pensiones no contributivas y asistenciales. Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica y Uruguay. Santiago, Oficina Internacional del Trabajo, available at : http://www.oitchile.cl/pdf/publicaciones/pro/pro012.pdf

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