Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

MINISTRY OF THE PEOPLE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Trinidad &Tobago’s Social Situation

Population(1,262,366)

Living above poverty line (1,051,551)

Non-Poor(937,939)

Vulnerable(113,612)

Living below poverty line

(210,815)

Poor (195,667)

Indigent (15,148)

Level of Poverty and Vulnerability lines

TT$ Per Month TT$ Per Annum

Indigence line $255.00 3,060.00

Poverty Line $665.00 7,980.00

Vulnerability Line $831.25 9,975.00

Year Un-employment Rate

2000 12.17

2001 10.83

2002 10.4

2003 10.47

2004 8.37

2005 7.97

Government’s ResponseSocial Help And Rehabilitative Efforts (SHARE)

• Basic Support for the Socially Vulnerable through hamper distribution

PUENTE Learning Experience

• Adaptation of Best Practices derived from the Chile Solidario System

TCCTP/STEP-UP

• Holistic Approach to Poverty Reduction with a conditional component

TCCTP/Rights of Individuals to Social and Economic Security –Universal Prosperity (RISE-UP)• Sustainable

Poverty Reduction/ Rights-based Approach

The T.C.C.T.P is intended to provide social protection by promoting nutrition and food security to vulnerable households, thereby reducing the effects of poverty. The T.C.C.T.P addresses food insecurity via a cash transfer while simultaneously spearheading rehabilitative and developmental activities by ensuring that recipients are afforded skills training as well as referrals and assistance in finding employment as a prerequisite for receiving the cash transfer.

The programme also provides training in specific areas including: budgetary planning, family planning, career guidance and life skills and is governed by

Target Population

(2) MAKE UP HOUSEHOLDS THAT FALL ON OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE

(1) ARE DEEMED INDIGENT/HARD CORE POVERTY

(3)HAVE LIMITED OR NO INCOME DUE TO SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Citizens who are

8 Pillars of RISE-UP

RISE-UP

Personal Identificatio

n

Income

Education

Employment

Family Dynami

cs

Health

Housing

Safety & Security

Programme Logic

Participation of families

living in Poverty in the

TCCT Programme

Exposure of family members to Skills Training in areas required by the market

Exposure of the family members to Life Skills Development Sessions

Increased Income earning capacity of the

family

Short term cash transfer/access to

other grants

Transformation of families living in

Poverty into self-sustaining entities with

improved quality of life

for all members-strong

families

OverallGoal

Direct Psycho-social support based on Family Casework

Reduction in psychosocial

barriers to development of family members

Eligibility Determination

Phase Up to 2 months

INCLUSION TREATMENT AUTONOMY

DiscoveryPhase

3-8 months

Work Phase 9-24 months

After Care Phase

6 months

DIAGNOSTIC

Enrolment30 Months

Graduation

From here to there!!!!

Client Assessment(Eligibility)

Programme Offer

Family Worker & client will begin to examine the key areasof family life & construct the STEPS to a higher standard of living: Minimum conditionsestablished.

Developmental Programmes

Developmental Programmes

Life SkillsLife Skills

EmploymentOpportunities

EmploymentOpportunities

SocialProtection

Programmes

SocialProtection

Programmes

FINFIN

Minimum ConditionsAchieved

Graduation

RISE-UP Model: Trinidad and Tobago

StatusProgramme implemented 2006(Food Support via a

Debit Card)

RISE-UP started in 2011

Still in implementation modeBiometric Integrated Social Enterprise ManagementConsolidation of Social Services

Impact

As of July 2013, 42, 202 persons are benefitting from the programme.

1600 clients were referred for skills training 2808 persons received meaningful intervention from

family case workers/ liaison officers 8898 persons successfully graduated off the

Programme by increasing household earning 208 graduates were empowered to become

entrepreneurs

Impact3500 persons exposed to various agricultural projects

50% of those persons are now entrepreneurs supplying supermarkets or have opened up their own businesses.

The majority of the balance have been able to cut down on their food bill or increase savings through backyard gardening/grow box.

• Eradicated extreme hunger (To be determined)• Project 23: We recently partnered with prosthetic

provider and assisted 23 families with children suffering with Cerebral Palsy.

Sustainability

This programme has transcended political administration. Has political support

Only food support programmeGovernment commitment to the eradication of hunger

and poverty in generalDesign is developmental in nature, current Minister

of Finance and Minister of Planning support graduating persons from programmes

Innovation

Demand and supply driven

Direct Impact

Direct Effect

People’s Bus

Constituency and municipality network

Temporary Food Card

ReplicabilityIts components can be easily adopted or adapted.

Core elements of the design available in all countries:The incentiveThe network of services/programmesAn approach to manage clientsSupporting administrative arrangements

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