This study examines the benefit incidence accruing to households from government
expenditure on solid waste management in Olorunda Local Government Area of
Osun State, Nigeria. Data were collected from one hundred and fifty households
using stratified random sampling. The data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics; Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) poverty index, and benefit incidence
analysis. The common methods of solid waste disposal by households are backyard
dumping, community dump yard, and riverbank dumping. About 6 percent and 43
percent respectively of the households were core and moderately poor. Average
household spending on solid waste disposal service by the user of government
facilities is N252.98, which was more than the government unit subsidy on solid
waste management of N14.00. About 63 percent of the total government
expenditure on solid waste management accrues to the poor but more
disproportionately in favour of the moderately poor. It can be concluded that solid
waste management is progressively benefitting the poor.