According to Tanzania’s official statistics, nearly 30% of children in the country live in poor households. The poverty rate is relatively higher for orphaned children than non-orphan children. The headcount poverty rate is 30.37% for orphans, 28.19% for single-parent children, and 29.89% for non-orphan children. In addition, the poverty gap — which measures how far the average income of the poor falls below the poverty line — is much higher for children without both parents. The poverty gap is 6.88% for non-orphan children, but 8.83% for orphan children. Despite the higher severity of poverty for orphans, particularly children who lost both parents, a comprehensive orphan child-targeted benefit scheme is not yet available in Tanzania.