Togo: Government starts providing quarterly subsidies to 61,000 poor households

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Wednesday, 24 April 2019 15:13
Togo: Government starts providing quarterly subsidies to 61,000 poor households

(Togo First) - A total of 61,000 households from 585 villages spread across Togo’s 209 poorest districts will receive over two years, a quarterly subsidy of XOF15,000. This is part of the government’s social nets and basic services project (Filets Sociaux et Services de Bases or FSB in French) launched last December, and funded by the State and the World Bank.

The new campaign was launched April 23 at Timbou, in Cinkassé, by President Gnassingbé, in the framework of the independence celebrations, next April 27th.

This year, XOF4.32 billion is allocated to the FSB, XOF3 billion from the World Bank and XOF1.32 billion from the State. These monies will serve to meet “needs for food, health, school fees, and some as well will serve build a fund that will finance businesses,” said the Presidency assuring that beneficiaries were picked based on a thorough survey conducted by the National Institute of Statistics, Economics and Demographic Studies (INSEED).

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