Taking on the Kalomo Cash Transfer Scheme as a case study, this research examines the impact of cash transfers on social relations. The main concern is whether the selectively provided cash resources have an effect on the social networks of the beneficiaries. Throughout the research paper, wellbeing is used as a discursive space to look at the often neglected non-material impacts of cash transfers. Particularly, the research looks at the cash transfer programme, examining its implementation in practice and how social relations influence its effect on the wellbeing of cash transfer beneficiaries. Using a qualitative analysis approach, the findings highlight important but diverse effects of cash transfers on relational wellbeing. While effects show opportunities for social capital gains within benefiting communities, they also reveal perverse effects largely arising from targeting issues.

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Palacio Ludeña, María Gabriela
hdl.handle.net/2105/55481
Social Policy for Development (SPD)
International Institute of Social Studies

Chilufya, Kangwa. (2020, December 18). Implications of cash transfers on social networks: The case of Kalomo Cash Transfer Scheme. Social Policy for Development (SPD). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2105/55481