Allocation Forfaitaire de Solidarité (Solidarity Allowance)
Informations de base
Pays
Régions
Institutions et organismes impliqués
Type de programme
Groupe de population
Elderly persons, Persons with disabilities
Détails du programme
Objectifs du programme
To combat all forms of marginalisation and social exclusion of disadvantaged groups;
To ensure social protection and social and fundamental rights for disadvantaged social groups;
To recover the social dimension of the State at the grass-roots level
Composantes du programme
In addition to the monthly grant, beneficiaries are covered by health insurance and receive maternity benefits.
Date de début
1994
Agence de Développement Social. 2015. “Allocation Forfaitaire de Solidarité.” ADS website. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.ads.dz/documents/prg_afs.html>.
Government of Algeria. Executive Decree no. 94-336 of 24 October 1994. Algiers: Government of Algeria. Internal archives.
Couverture
959,883 people in 2019
(6) Algérie Presse Service. L'allocation forfaitaire de solidarité: Une enveloppe de plus de 47 milliards de dinars pour 2019. Accessed 06 November 2023 <https://www.aps.dz/societe/84275-l-allocation-forfaitaire-de-solidarite-une-enveloppe-de-plus-de-47-milliards-de-dinars-pour-2019>.
Dépenses du programme
DZD 47 billion in 2019
(6) Algérie Presse Service. L'allocation forfaitaire de solidarité: Une enveloppe de plus de 47 milliards de dinars pour 2019. Accessed 06 November 2023 <https://www.aps.dz/societe/84275-l-allocation-forfaitaire-de-solidarite-une-enveloppe-de-plus-de-47-milliards-de-dinars-pour-2019>.
Ciblage et éligibilité
Méthodes de ciblage
Means Test
Categorical Targeting
Agence de Développement Social. 2015. “Allocation Forfaitaire de Solidarité.” ADS website. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.ads.dz/documents/prg_afs.html>.
Régions ciblées
Nationwide
Groupes cibles
Labour-constrained households; individuals with disabilities; elderly people.
Agence de Développement Social Algérie. n.d. “Le dispositif d’Allocation Forfaitaire de Solidarité (AFS).” Agence de Développement Social Algérie website. Accessed 28 April 2017. <http://www.ads.dz/documents/prg_afs.html>.
Critère d'éligibilité
Household heads or elderly people above the age of 60 and living alone, without income;
Household heads or persons living alone, without income, physically or mentally impaired, and unfit for work;
Female household heads, without income, regardless of age;
Blind persons with income equal to or less than the minimum wage (SNMG);
Individuals over the age of 18 and with a chronic disability (holders of a disability card).
Agence de Développement Social Algérie. n.d. “Le dispositif d’Allocation Forfaitaire de Solidarité (AFS).” Agence de Développement Social Algérie website. Accessed 28 April 2017. <http://www.ads.dz/documents/prg_afs.html>.
Couverture et autres informations
Type de bénéfices
Cash
Montant des bénéfices
Since 2009: DZD3,000, with an increase of DZD120 per dependent up to a maximum of three individuals.
Agence de Développement Social Algérie. n.d. “Le dispositif d’Allocation Forfaitaire de Solidarité (AFS).” Agence de Développement Social Algérie website. Accessed 28 April 2017. <http://www.ads.dz/documents/prg_afs.html>.
Fréquence de paiement/livraison
Monthly
Personal communication
Mécanisme de versement des bénéfices
Payments are disbursed at the post office in the place of residence, against proof of identity (ID or beneficiary card).
Agence de Développement Social Algérie. n.d. “Le dispositif d’Allocation Forfaitaire de Solidarité (AFS).” Agence de Développement Social Algérie website. Accessed 28 April 2017. <http://www.ads.dz/documents/prg_afs.html>.
Mécanismes et fréquence de suivi et évaluation
MIS: AFS and DAIS management software, called FSPRO at municipality (commune) level and AFSWIL at province (wilaya) level
Agence de Développement Social Algérie. n.d. “Le dispositif d’Allocation Forfaitaire de Solidarité (AFS).” Agence de Développement Social Algérie website. Accessed 28 April 2017. <http://www.ads.dz/documents/prg_afs.html>.
Legal Framework
Legal Framework: Executive Decree no. 94-336 of 24 October 1994; Executive Decree no. 03-45 of 19 January 2003
