Needy couples got cash and a spending plan. Results were good -- and bad
Needy couples got cash and a spending plan. Results were good -- and bad
In Liberia, joint financial planning boosted cash aid's benefits. It also had an unexpected consequence for some families, leading to an increase in intimate partner violence among high-risk couples despite improved economic outcomes.
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the hard part of tackling poverty is that we know half the answers.
the other half require carefully curated and culturally personalized synthesis, support, and more.
take all of that and then to have to also balance partner abuse. geesh.
Published
2026
Summary
In Liberia, joint financial planning boosted cash aid's benefits. It also had an unexpected consequence for some families, leading to an increase in intimate partner violence among high-risk couples despite improved economic outcomes.
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