This rapid review identifies literature on the impacts of cash and asset transfer programmes on child and forced marriage. Poverty and educational attainment figure prominently in marriage decisions (Parsons and McCleary-Sills undated; Thompson 2012; World Bank 2014). Girls living in poor households are almost twice as likely to be married before the age of 18, compared to those in higher-income families (World Bank 2014). Cash and asset transfer programmes aimed at tackling early marriage are thus premised on the idea that increasing household income will assist parents who have limited resources to invest, and delay them in marrying their daughters (Thompson 2012).