There is potential for programmes that provide access to complementary services such as health services and awareness- raising and knowledge on nutrition, health and sanitation to contribute significantly to better nutritional status; however, there is weak evidence on the role that the different social programme components play. The range of interventions that beneficiaries receive is important in terms of providing short-term income and consumption smoothing, grain reserves and longer-term investments to diversify income sources. Some are very closely and directly tied to food security objectives, whilst others focus on other development objectives and make less direct and less tangible links to food security. Annex 1 provides examples of how a range of DAC partners and other international agencies delivering social protection have articulated linkages between social protection and food security and how these are reflected in their programming.