Voucher
A redeemable instrument issued to a beneficiary as fulfillment of a benefit entitlement. A voucher has a distinct lifecycle: creation, issuance, redemption, expiry, or cancellation. It may be electronic (digital code, SMS, QR) or paper. Multiple vouchers may fulfill a single entitlement, and a voucher's face value may differ from the entitlement amount.
https://publicschema.org/Voucher
Properties
| Property | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| entitlement_ref | uri | Reference to the entitlement that this payment or voucher fulfills. |
| issued_to | concept:Party includes Person, Group, Household, Family, Farm | The person, household, or group to whom the voucher is assigned. |
| redeemable_by | concept:Party includes Person, Group, Household, Family, Farm | The person or group authorized to redeem this voucher on behalf of the beneficia... |
| serial_number | string | A public identifier for the voucher, printed on the physical document or communi... |
| amount | decimal | The monetary or quantitative value. |
| currency | string (currency) | The ISO 4217 currency code for a monetary value. |
| voucher_status | string (voucher-status) | The lifecycle state of the voucher. |
| voucher_format | string (voucher-format) | The physical or digital form of the voucher. |
| issue_date | date | The date on which this record or document was issued. |
| expiry_date | date | The date on which this record or document expires or becomes invalid. |
| redemption_date | date | The date on which the voucher was redeemed at a vendor or agent. |
| redeemed_by | concept:Person | The person who presented the voucher for redemption. |
| redemption_agent | string | The merchant, vendor, or agent who accepted the voucher for redemption. |
| items | concept:DeliveryItem | The list of commodity line items in this delivery or voucher. |
Evidence
Not yet found in mapped delivery systems.
None of the six currently mapped SP systems model vouchers as standalone entities. GovStack Payments Building Block (a specification, not a mapped system) models vouchers as first-class entities with a full lifecycle API. Voucher-based delivery is common in humanitarian programs (WFP SCOPE, UNICEF RapidPro). Expect gap-heavy SSSOM mappings initially.