Social Welfare Statistics
| The Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey (BHMTS) estimated the national poverty rate at 16.3% in 2015/16 (source: Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey, 2015/16) |
| Old age pensions allowance of P530 (source: https://www.gov.bw/benefits-payments?txterm=98, 2021)) |
| World war veterans allowance of P600 (source: https://www.gov.bw/allowances/world-war-ii-ww-ii-veterans-allowance, 2021) |
| Destitute persons allowance of P300 (source: Social Safety nets Stats brief, 2021) |
| The disability cash transfer of P400 (source: Public Service Management Directive, 2017) |
National Poverty Rates
Source: Botswana Multi-Topic Survey 2015/16
The figure shows a 3% decrease in the national poverty incidence from 19.3% in 2009/10 to 16.3% in 2015/16. There was an observable downward trend between 2002/03 and 2015/16 showing a decrease in the national poverty rate over the years. Even though this shows an improvement in the poverty eradication efforts, 16.3% national poverty rate is still high for a country that has been experiencing an impressive economic growth.
