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| Study ID | Categories |
| Intervention name and type (name and type of the income support program) | Study population (older adult, dependent, widow/widower, and separated) | Outcome (income security, well-being, SES, and health) | Specific location | Type of evidence (primary research and SR) | Gaps identified (gaps in research knowledge and evidence) |
| Subcategories (country) |
| Bangladesh |
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| [114] | Old Age Allowance (pillar 0) and Widow and Poor Women Allowance (pillar 0) | All ever-married single women and older adults above 60 yrs residing in 10 districts of Bangladesh | (1) Food security
(2) HRQOL | Specific location not mentioned | Cross-sectional survey | Cross-sectional survey is used to assess the impact of old age allowance scheme |
| [98] | Old Age Allowance (OAA) Scheme (pillar 0) | Sample population of 60 yrs. Older people covered under household income and expenditure survey | Poverty rates among older adults and >60 years (in %) of using the Oxford Equivalence Scale and alternative Equivalence Scale | Specific location not mentioned | Simulation and modelling | None identified |
| [131] | (1) Old Age Allowance (OAA) (pillar 0) and Allowances for the Widows, Deserted, and Destitute (AWDD) (pillar 0) | People above 45 yrs. Residing in Roumari upazila and Rajibpur upazila of Bangladesh | (1) Food consumption
(2) Human development | Specific location not mentioned | Qualitative case study | Not an ideal methodology for assessing the impact of the schemes. Research methodology is not clearly mentioned |
| [135] | Old Age Allowance Program (pillar 0) | Older adults above 65 yrs. Residing in two unions of Galachipa upazila under Patuakhali district | (1) Food security
(2) Healthcare access
(3) Social security
(4) Quality of Life | Specific location not mentioned | Mixed methods study | Evidence is based on one-time survey |
|
| India |
|
| [87] | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Sample population selected for the IHDS survey | Income security and labour supply | Specific location not mentioned | Secondary data analysis using IHDS data | None identified |
| [91] | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Older adults above 65 yrs and of age (both beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries) living in Anantapur, Ranga Reddy and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh | (1) Awareness of the scheme
(2) Process and effectiveness of the current pension implementation system
(3) Income and expenditure pattern
(4) Impression on the scheme | Andhra Pradesh | Impact evaluation using secondary data analysis and primary survey data | The methodology used for impact evaluation is not very clearly described in the report. It is not clear how the authors have merged secondary data analysis and primary survey to find the impact or the rationale of using these two kinds of data collection methods for the evaluation |
| [89] | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Older adults above 65 yrs of age (both beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries) living in Gulbarga, Mandya, and Kodagu districts of Karnataka | (1) Awareness of the scheme
(2) Process and effectiveness of the current pension implementation system
(3) Income and expenditure pattern
(4) Impression on the scheme | Karnataka | Impact evaluation using secondary data analysis and primary survey data | The methodology used for impact evaluation is not very clearly described in the report. It is not clear how the authors have merged secondary data analysis and primary survey to find the impact or the rationale of using these two kinds of data collection methods for the evaluation |
| [90] | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Older adults above 65 yrs of age (both beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries) living in Puducherry and Karaikal districts of Puducherry | (1) Awareness of the scheme
(2) Process and effectiveness of the current pension implementation system
(3) Income and expenditure pattern
(4) Impression on the scheme | Puducherry | Impact evaluation using secondary data analysis and primary survey data | The methodology used for impact evaluation is not very clearly described in the report. It is not clear how the authors have merged secondary data analysis and primary survey to find the impact or the rationale of using these two kinds of data collection methods for the evaluation |
| [91] | IGNOAPS pillar 0 | Older adults above 65 yrs of age (both beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries) living in Vellore, Perambalur, and Nilgiri districts of Tamil Nadu | (1) Awareness of the scheme
(2) Process and effectiveness of the current pension implementation system
(3) Income and expenditure pattern
(4) Impression on the scheme | Tamil Nadu | Impact evaluation using secondary data analysis and primary survey data | The methodology used for impact evaluation is not very clearly described in the report. It is not clear how the authors have merged secondary data analysis and primary survey to find the impact or the rationale of using these two kinds of data collection methods for the evaluation |
| Grassroot Research and Advocacy Movement, n.d. | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Beneficiaries of IGNOAPS residing in Karnataka state | Trends and variations w.r.t of the different dimensions of the implementation of the scheme, for e.g., allotment of new beneficiaries; average duration of pensions for beneficiaries; and delay between beneficiary approval and first pension delivery | Karnataka | Secondary data analysis using beneficiary list of the entire state and NSAP MIS database | Methodology to assess the impact of the program is not clearly reported |
| [121] | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Older adults above 55 yrs of age and stakeholders i.e., family and Anganwadi workers | Perception of older adults on the scheme and satisfaction with the scheme | Puducherry | Mixed methods primary study with qualitative and quantitative components | Information on the impact of the scheme is majorly based on the qualitative component |
| [97] | NOAPS (pillar 0) | Sample population selected during two rounds of NSS survey 2004-05 and 2007-08 | Elderly employment, household expenditure, and elderly living arrangements | Specific location not mentioned | Secondary data analysis using data from two rounds of NSS survey (61st and 64th round) | None identified |
| [101] | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Sample population selected during IHDS survey | Labour supply of the elderly beneficiary | Specific location not mentioned | Secondary data analysis of two waves of Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS) data | None identified |
| [61] | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Older adults above the age of 5 yrs and living below the poverty line | Income security and poverty status | Specific location not mentioned | Impact evaluation using secondary data | Not enough information on the methodology of impact evaluation. Impact evaluation looks incomplete |
| [128] | NOAPS | 60 yrs. and above and rural tribal and scheduled caste population | Social security | Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan | Cross-sectional household and individual-level survey | One-time survey was used to assess the impact of the program |
| [106] | NOAPS (pillar 0) | Both beneficiaries and nonbeneficiary older adults residing in Anantnag and Kupwara in the Kashmir region and Doda and Rajouri in Jammu region | (1) Process related to the implementation of the scheme
(2) Process of availing the benefits by the beneficiaries
(3) Impact of the scheme (not reported like this, out of data extractor’s assumption) | Jammu and Kashmir | Primary survey and block, district, and state-level secondary data | This impact evaluation was performed before NOAPS was revised into IGNOAPS; therefore, the findings are based on the eligibility criteria and benefits for the NOAPS scheme |
| [130] | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Tribal elderly above 65 yrs and living below the poverty line, from the Nyishi community of the Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh | Poverty alleviation, perceptions of the elderly about the scheme, expenditure patterns of the older adults, use of pension by the tribal older adults, and nutritional security | Andhra Pradesh | Mixed methods study with quantitative survey and qualitative interview components | Information from a one-time survey, supported by qualitative interviews, is used to assess impact. Research methodology including analysis is not clearly mentioned for survey and in-depth interviews |
| [134] | Old age financial assistance scheme (government of Delhi) (pillar 0) | Older adults above 60 yrs. of age residing in north-east district of Delhi | (1) Economic or financial independence
(2) Social relevance
(3) Health status | Delhi | Qualitative study | The methodology used in the paper, i.e., qualitative in-depth interviews for only 51 older adults, is not an ideal method to assess the impact or effectiveness of the scheme |
| [111] | IGNOAPS pillar 0 | Age = 60 yrs and from above BPL households | Household welfare indicators viz. consumption expenditure, income, assets, and poverty | Specific location not mentioned | Secondary data analysis using two rounds of IHDS data | None identified |
| [112] | IGNOAPS (pillar 0) | Sample population selected for IHDS 2004-05 and 2011-12 surveys | (1) Income security
(2) Social security
(3) Employment | Specific location not mentioned | Secondary data analysis using two rounds of IHDS data | None identified |
|
| Nepal |
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| [126] | Noncontributory social pension scheme (pillar 0) and widow allowance (pillar 0) | Older adults residing in Taplegunj, Sindhupalchowk, Kathmandu, Rolpa, Baglung, Kalikot, Nawalparasi, Mahottari, Siraha, Udayapur, Makwanpur, Banke, Kailali, and Doti districts of Nepal | (1) Social security
(2) Livelihood
(3) Health status | Specific location not mentioned | Mixed method study | Evidence is based on the one-time survey |
| [132] | Old Age Allowance (pillar 0) | Older adults above 60 yrs covered under the national survey | (1) Poverty (static poverty gap)
(2) Household wellbeing | Specific location not mentioned | Qualitative and secondary data analysis | Not enough information on the methodology to assess the impact |
|
| Sri Lanka |
|
| [124] | (1) Old Age Allowance Programme (pillar 0)
(2) Helpless Widows Allowance (pillar 0)
(3) National Old Age Pension Scheme (pillar 0)
(4) Old Age Allowance Scheme (pillar 0)
(5) Programme for Widowed, Deserted, and Destitute women (pillar 0) | Older adults of above 60 yrs. residing in Matara and Matale districts of Sri Lanka | Social security | Specific location not mentioned | Participatory research using qualitative interviews of the stakeholders (including the older adults) | Evidence is based on qualitative information provided in the form of opinions and perceptions of the respondents |
|
| Multicountry research |
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| [119] | Old Age Allowance Program (pillar 0) and Senior Citizens Allowance | Older adults above the age of 60 yrs | Food security, social security, and economic security | Bangladesh (Hijli model village under Manikganj upazila/municipality) Nepal | Primary qualitative study and secondary information | Secondary information from a few primary studies is supported by qualitative interviews. Proper methodology for assessing impact is not reported |
| [99] | Bangladesh | Sample population of older results above 60 yrs. covered by surveys in Bangladesh and Nepal | (1) Social security
(2) Financial security | Bangladesh and Nepal | Impact evaluation via secondary data analysis | Methodology used for the impact evaluation is not clearly reported |
| (1) Civil Servant Retirement Scheme (CSRS) (pillar 1) |
| (2) Old Age Allowance (pillar 0) |
| Nepal |
| (1) Government Pension Scheme (pillar 1) |
| (2) Employees Provident Fund (pillar 2) |
| Old Age Allowance (pillar 0) |
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