This study assesses the role of Productive Safety Net Program in meeting food security atrnhousehold level in Hawassa Zuria woreda. The focus of the study was looking into factorsrncontributing to food insecurity, the effects that PSNP has in beneficiary households, thernutilization of transferred food/cash and its appropriateness of local market and the extent ofrnlinkoge with other food security and development programs. Primary data was collected throughrnhousehold survey; focus group discussion and in-depth interview with key informants, whilernsecondary data from woreda report related to PSNP and Program Implementation Manual werernthe major source of data. Conceptual framework was developed based on the objective of PSN P.rnThe result of the study revealed that lack of sufficient food production coupled with meagerrnincome from non-farm employment constrained both availability of and access to food for studyrnpopulation. As a result, they have been more reliant on annual food aid. Currently, PSNPrnpayment for beneficiary households have resulted in considerable effects and exhibitedrnundeniable improvement in their life. However, the objective of preventing jitrtherrnimpoverishment of most of vulnerable families was partially achieved probably due to therntransftr were too small and often delivered too late, Despite the encouraging change onrnconsumption pattern of households, PSNP has been less successjitl in rebuilding strong assetrnthat could enable graduation of many poor households out of food insecurity. Furthermore,rndependency attitude, absence or poorly integrated with other food security intervention, transferrnof resource that does not meet beneficiaries preference etc have constrained the potential of thernprogram.rnFinally, the study recommends diversification of income sources, consider family planning partrnoffood security, need assessment before deciding on the mode of payment , targeting should bernbased on clearly seated wealth status, continuous monitoring and awareness creation tornminimize dependency attitude and strong coordination and partnership towards communityrnempowering.rnKey words: Food security, Asset prevention, Household, Safety Net, Graduation