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Social Income

Polio Survivors

Polio doesn't end with the virus. Survivors face lifelong physical challenges, limited mobility, and barriers to healthcare. Steady income helps cover rehabilitation, assistive devices, and the daily costs of living with a disability.

Relevant studies

Cash transfers improve disability and healthcare access

A study of 4.3 million Chinese adults with severe disabilities found that cash recipients were more likely to use rehabilitation and medical services, and less likely to face financial barriers to care.

Peking University / The Lancet, 2023

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Cash transfers benefit households with disabilities

Malawi's Social Cash Transfer Programme reduced poverty and improved food security for households with disabled members at rates comparable to non-disabled households.

World Bank, 2025

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Cash transfers reduce depression and anxiety

A meta-analysis of 17 randomized trials found that cash transfers significantly reduced depression and anxiety, with unconditional transfers showing larger effects than conditional ones.

University of Bonn, 2023

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Survey results from polio survivors

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

What are the key categories that you spend your Social Income payments on?

41 responses in 46 surveys

Follow-up question for 31 individuals who selected more than one category

Please rank the selected spending categories from the most important to the least.

31 responses in 46 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

55 responses in 57 surveys

Follow-up question for 54 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

54 responses in 57 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

54 responses in 57 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

53 responses in 57 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

23 responses in 57 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

56 responses in 57 surveys

Follow-up question for 25 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

25 responses in 57 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

Do you have a disability or illness that affects your possibilities of getting work or keeping your job?

56 responses in 57 surveys

Question 8 (Single choice)

Do you or other family members in your household ever skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?

23 responses in 57 surveys

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

6 responses in 57 surveys

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Did you skip more than 3 meals in the past week?

4 responses in 57 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

Do you have enough money to cover unexpected expenses like seeing a doctor?

55 responses in 57 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

55 responses in 57 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

46 responses in 47 surveys

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

4 responses in 47 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

46 responses in 47 surveys

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

4 responses in 47 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

Are you currently receiving any other form of financial support from anywhere else?

46 responses in 47 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

What do you hope to achieve within the next 3 years with Social Income?

1 responses in 1 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

What do you hope to achieve within the remaining time in the Social Income program?

41 responses in 46 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

Did Social Income make you feel financially more secure and independent?

10 responses in 10 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

Have you achieved what you hoped to over the course of the last three years?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Follow-up question for 2 individuals who said No

What has kept you from achieving this goal? Is there something we could have done to further support you? (e.g. mentoring, connections)

2 responses in 6 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 6 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 6 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

Was three years of Social Income payments long enough to become financially stable?

10 responses in 10 surveys

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

What are the key categories that you spend your Social Income payments on?

41 responses in 46 surveys

Follow-up question for 31 individuals who selected more than one category

Please rank the selected spending categories from the most important to the least.

31 responses in 46 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

55 responses in 57 surveys

Follow-up question for 54 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

54 responses in 57 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

54 responses in 57 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

53 responses in 57 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

23 responses in 57 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

56 responses in 57 surveys

Follow-up question for 25 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

25 responses in 57 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

Do you have a disability or illness that affects your possibilities of getting work or keeping your job?

56 responses in 57 surveys

Question 8 (Single choice)

Do you or other family members in your household ever skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?

23 responses in 57 surveys

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

6 responses in 57 surveys

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Did you skip more than 3 meals in the past week?

4 responses in 57 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

Do you have enough money to cover unexpected expenses like seeing a doctor?

55 responses in 57 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

55 responses in 57 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

46 responses in 47 surveys

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

4 responses in 47 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

46 responses in 47 surveys

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

4 responses in 47 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

Are you currently receiving any other form of financial support from anywhere else?

46 responses in 47 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

What do you hope to achieve within the next 3 years with Social Income?

1 responses in 1 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

What do you hope to achieve within the remaining time in the Social Income program?

41 responses in 46 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

Did Social Income make you feel financially more secure and independent?

10 responses in 10 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

Have you achieved what you hoped to over the course of the last three years?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Follow-up question for 2 individuals who said No

What has kept you from achieving this goal? Is there something we could have done to further support you? (e.g. mentoring, connections)

2 responses in 6 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 6 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 6 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

Was three years of Social Income payments long enough to become financially stable?

10 responses in 10 surveys

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Polio Survivors

Relevant studies

Cash transfers improve disability and healthcare access

Cash transfers benefit households with disabilities

Cash transfers reduce depression and anxiety

Survey results from polio survivors

What are the key categories that you spend your Social Income payments on?

Please rank the selected spending categories from the most important to the least.

Do you have any dependents?

How many people depend on you financially?

What is your marital status?

Where do you live?

Are you currently attending school?

What is your current employment status?

Are you currently looking for work?

Do you have a disability or illness that affects your possibilities of getting work or keeping your job?

Do you or other family members in your household ever skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?

Did this happen last week?

Did you skip more than 3 meals in the past week?

Do you have enough money to cover unexpected expenses like seeing a doctor?

Are you currently able to save money?

Are you in debt?

Are you able to repay the debt?

Is anyone in your household in debt?

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

Are you currently receiving any other form of financial support from anywhere else?

What do you hope to achieve within the next 3 years with Social Income?

What do you hope to achieve within the remaining time in the Social Income program?

Did Social Income make you feel financially more secure and independent?

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

Have you achieved what you hoped to over the course of the last three years?

What has kept you from achieving this goal? Is there something we could have done to further support you? (e.g. mentoring, connections)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

How so?

Can you tell us why?

Was three years of Social Income payments long enough to become financially stable?

What are the key categories that you spend your Social Income payments on?

Please rank the selected spending categories from the most important to the least.

Do you have any dependents?

How many people depend on you financially?

What is your marital status?

Where do you live?

Are you currently attending school?

What is your current employment status?

Are you currently looking for work?

Do you have a disability or illness that affects your possibilities of getting work or keeping your job?

Do you or other family members in your household ever skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?

Did this happen last week?

Did you skip more than 3 meals in the past week?

Do you have enough money to cover unexpected expenses like seeing a doctor?

Are you currently able to save money?

Are you in debt?

Are you able to repay the debt?

Is anyone in your household in debt?

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

Are you currently receiving any other form of financial support from anywhere else?

What do you hope to achieve within the next 3 years with Social Income?

What do you hope to achieve within the remaining time in the Social Income program?

Did Social Income make you feel financially more secure and independent?

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

Have you achieved what you hoped to over the course of the last three years?

What has kept you from achieving this goal? Is there something we could have done to further support you? (e.g. mentoring, connections)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

How so?

Can you tell us why?

Was three years of Social Income payments long enough to become financially stable?

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