Over the past few years DFID have increased their efforts to promote social
transfers and social protection. The outcomes and impacts of social transfers and
social protection schemes and DFID-influencing activities vary greatly relative to
the unique conditions that were applied in specific contexts. What has worked well
in one context may work very differently under a different set of conditions in
another context. However, a set of generalised findings can be identified that
support the knowledge and evidence base on the range of options available for
social protection programming and policy debates. Findings, therefore, should be
examined further in specific contexts rather than being used as prescriptive and
definitive policy options.