DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2017.v05i02.011

Pages: 129-140

Social Safety Net Programs (SSNPs) play a key role in Bangladesh to protect the poor households from food insecurity and other vulnerabilities. The study examines the socio-economic impact of ‘Old Age Allowance’ and ‘Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)’ programs on the recipient households at a union of Lakshmipur district in rural Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the SSNPs were first implemented in 1974 and now there are 97 programs in operations. We examined the impact of the two Social Safety Nets Programs (Old Age Allowance and VGD) on micro-level through primary data from household survey and it’s been found overall positive outcome. Out of all the Social Safety Net Programs, the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) program is found to be having the most noticeable impact on the recipient households’ food, medicine, and other indicators.