Social Protection Brief: Mongolia’s Programs for Conditional Cash Transfer for Carers and Vouchers for Prosthetic and Orthopedic Equipment

The conditional cash transfer for carers (CCTC) and vouchers programs are social welfare programs provided by the Government of Mongolia’s Ministry of Social Welfare and Labor to improve the quality of care delivered to persons with disabilities. The CCTC program provides full-time caretakers for people who are in need of permanent care, including children and adults with disabilities and older people.

Key Points

• The conditional cash transfer for carers (CCTC) program provides full-time caretakers for persons in need of permanent care, including children and adults with disabilities. The vouchers for prosthetic and orthopedic equipment program (vouchers program) provides free or discounted prosthetic or orthopedic equipment for children and older persons with disabilities.
• In 2012, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) conducted a qualitative assessment of the impact, operations, and monitoring and evaluation of the CCTC and vouchers programs, and found that both have largely achieved their objectives and have been positive and life-changing for the recipients.
• The CCTC program significantly reduced the caretakers’ financial burden while the vouchers program had a substantial positive impact on the lives of persons with disabilities as the equipment they received allowed them to participate more fully in society.