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intrahousehold transfers  

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  • AN INTRAHOUSEHOLD transfer is one in which items are passed among members of a household, either formally or informally. It includes money paid by working adults to grandparents to offset childcare costs, rent or lodging fees, allowances made to children and young people, and contributions to family income arising from child labor. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Intrahousehold Transfers]

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