Too Little, Not Enough: Impact of Safety Nets on Food Security Among Households with Disabled Members in Nigeria

Zandam, Hussaini and Kamilu Sulaiman, Surajo and Hamza Mohammad, Ashiru (2024) Too Little, Not Enough: Impact of Safety Nets on Food Security Among Households with Disabled Members in Nigeria. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 63 (3). pp. 268-279.

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Abstract

This study assessed the impact of safety nets on food insecurity in households with people with disabilities (PWD) in Nigeria. Using data from the 2019 Nigeria General Household Survey, we assessed the risk of experiencing food insecurity among households and the moderating role of safety nets using households without PWDs as a reference. PWD households were three times more likely to experience severe food insecurity compared to households without PWDs. The impact of the safety net program on the risk of food insecurity showed that receiving social benefits had little effect among households with disabled members experiencing severe food insecurity.

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