Social assistance in Ethiopia during COVID-19
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only 13 percent of Ethiopian households had received some form of government assistance. that the proportion of the poorest households receiving government assistance (18 percent) was higher than the national level proportion, indicating the government’s effort to prioritize the poor. Yet, four-fift
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- only 13 percent of Ethiopian households had received some form of government assistance.
- that the proportion of the poorest households receiving government assistance (18 percent) was higher than the national level proportion, indicating the government’s effort to prioritize the poor. Yet, four-fifths of the poorest households were left without any support.
- There was a big gap between the percentage of households reporting a reduction in household income and the percentage of households receiving government assistance
- For instance, 54.5 percent of households reported experiencing an income shock between mid-March and mid-May 2020. However, only 2.8 percent of households received cash transfers from the government during this period.
- received one-time support.
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