Kisiwa, Mariam David2023-03-222023-03-222022http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5068DissertationConditional Cash Transfer (CCT) has been recognized to reduce poverty in Tanzania. However, there is scant information on the impact of conditional cash transfers on beneficiaries’ food security, health and education status within the household. This study aims to evaluate the impact of conditional cash transfers on beneficiaries' food security, health and educational status within the household in Sumbawanga Municipality. A cross- section research design was adopted. The sample size used was 450 households with 171 households as the treated group (beneficiaries) and 279 households as the control group (non-beneficiaries). Quantitative data were obtained from a household survey and analysed by using propensity score matching with the aid of STATA 14. The study findings show that on average conditional cash transfer programmes have significant effects on improving households’ food security by increasing food consumption by 47 percent, reducing adverse coping strategies by 59 percent, increasing access to health services by 70 percent and increasing school attendance by 32 days more than non-beneficiary children. The study recommends that the Ministry under the President’s office Public Services Management and Good Governance through the CCT programme increase beneficiaries and the amount of basic cash given to poor households with higher household sizes and the Government, Non- Government Organizations and other stakeholders should work together with the CCT programme to continue to improve food security, education and access to health services in the study area.enCash transferPoverty reductionTanzaniaSumbawanga municipalityThesis