cash transfers can have a substantial impact in not only reducing the monetary poverty of children though this depends to a great extent on both the size of the transfer and the mechanisms of intrahousehold distribution barrientos and dejong but also in compensating for the foregone income from child labour pure monetary transfers which are often spent on food health and education also have a proven impact on child wellbeing in these specific dimensions besides complementing the household income through a monetary transfer ccts produce a stronger impact on childrens human capital by means of the conditionalities which are specifically established to improve access to education and health services