Child Money Programme, CMP
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Children
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To redistribute mineral wealth to the new generations. When the programme was reintroduced in 2012, it was promoted as a child development grant
World Bank. 2015. World Bank. 2015. Social Welfare Programs In Mongolia. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/599141468185351818/pdf/99518-WP-World-bank-group-eng-Box393201B-PUBLIC.pdf>. Accessed 16 May 2018.
Personal communication.
Start date
2005
ILO. 2016. “Child Money Programme”. Social Protection in Action: Building Social Protection Floors. Geneva: International Labour Office <http://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/RessourcePDF.action?ressource.ressourceId=54117>. Accessed 16 May 2018.
Coverage
897,000 children (2016)
Personal communication.
Programme expenditure
MNT 221.5 billion (2016)
Personal communication.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Proxy Means Test
Categorical Targeting
Personal communication.
Targeted areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Children
Eligibility criteria
The CMP will target 60 per cent of all children through PMT, starting from 2018
Personal communication.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
MNT20,000 (around USD8.2) per child
ILO. 2016. “Child Money Programme”. Social Protection in Action: Building Social Protection Floors. Geneva: International Labour Office <http://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/RessourcePDF.action?ressource.ressourceId=54117>. Accessed 16 May 2018.
Personal communication.
Payment/delivery frequency
Monthly
ILO. 2016. “Child Money Programme”. Social Protection in Action: Building Social Protection Floors. Geneva: International Labour Office <http://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/RessourcePDF.action?ressource.ressourceId=54117>. Accessed 16 May 2018.
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefits are paid via bank transfers to mother’s/caretaker’s bank account
ILO. 2016. “Child Money Programme”. Social Protection in Action: Building Social Protection Floors. Geneva: International Labour Office <http://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/RessourcePDF.action?ressource.ressourceId=54117>. Accessed 16 May 2018.
Personal communication.
Benefit recipients
Parents/caregivers
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
Benefits last until the youth turns 18
