SOCIAL PROTECTION & JOBS | POLICY & TECHNICAL NOTE MARCH 2024 | No. 35 Public Disclosure Authorized Evidence at Your Fingertips Series Cash Transfer Timing: How Transfer Duration and Frequency Contribute to Outcomes Summary 1. Studies from 2016 on demonstrate that the impact of cash transfers varies based on duration, depending on whether they are distributed over a short (24 months or less) or long (more than 24 months) period. 2. Cash transfers distributed over a long period provide predictability that is ...