Social Safety Net in the Kyrgyz Republic : Capitalizing on Achievements and Addressing New Challenges

The present report was prepared upon the request of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to inform policy decisions on reforming the existing safety net. The report aims at providing analytical underpinning of the country's ongoing safety net reform, along with venue for policy discussions with the Government and stakeholders on the immediate as well as on the longer-term challenges related to designing and implementing of a modern national safety net. The report's focus is on the analysis of the poverty reduction impact, targeting accuracy and coverage of the existing non-contributory social benefits, the poverty-targeted Unified Monthly Benefit (UMB) in particular, with the objectives of recognizing the strengths on which the reform can capitalize, identifying opportunities for improvement and fostering consensus building among Kyrgyz policymakers regarding the options for reforming the UMB and the broader vision of public policy in social assistance and the feasible instruments for its implementation. The focus of the report on the UMB is also determined by the need of identifying safety net instruments for mitigating the adverse effects of the economic shocks which are already affecting ECA countries, including the Kyrgyz Republic, on the poor and vulnerable. The safety net in the Kyrgyz Republic faces multiple objectives: (a) to redistribute income to the poorest and most vulnerable, with an immediate impact on poverty and inequality; (b) to help households manage risks by maintaining consumption and assets in the outburst of shocks, such as the food, fuel, financial and economic crises; and (c) to protect the livelihoods of the negatively affected by structural reforms aimed at economic growth and efficiency gains.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-05
Subjects:	ABSENCE OF TRANSFERS, ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ADVERSE IMPACTS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, BENEFICIARY POPULATION, BENEFIT AMOUNT, BENEFIT DISTRIBUTION, BENEFIT LEVEL, BENEFIT LEVELS, BENEFIT SYSTEM, BIRTH GRANT, CASH BENEFIT, CASH BENEFITS, CASH INCOME, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, CASH TRANSFERS, CHILD BENEFIT, CHILD BENEFITS, CHILD DELIVERY, CHILD POVERTY, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONDITIONAL CASH, COUNTERFACTUAL, DECLINE IN POVERTY, DISABILITY BENEFITS, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DOMESTIC PRICES, ECONOMIC CRISES, ECONOMIC CRISIS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME POVERTY LINE, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, FARMERS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FLAT-RATE, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICES, FORMAL INCOME, GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DATA, HOUSEHOLD POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN, HOUSING, HOUSING SUBSIDIES, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IDENTIFICATION OF BENEFICIARIES, IDIOSYNCRATIC RISKS, IMPACT ON POVERTY, IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION, INCOME, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INSTITUTIONAL CARE, INSURANCE, LABOR DEMAND, LAND HOLDINGS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LEAKAGE OF BENEFITS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVE BIRTHS, LIVESTOCK INCOME, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE, MATERNITY BENEFITS, MEANS TEST, MEANS TESTING, MOUNTAINOUS AREAS, NATIONAL COVERAGE, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY LINES, NATURAL DISASTERS, NUTRITION, NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS, OLD AGE, OLD AGE PENSION, PARENTAL CARE, PARTICIPATION RATE, PENSION, PENSIONS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, POOR, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR LIVING, POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, POORER AREAS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY HEADCOUNT INDEX, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY INDICATORS, POVERTY INDICES, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT, POVERTY REDUCTION OBJECTIVE, POVERTY RISK, POVERTY SEVERITY, POVERTY STATUS, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, PROGRAM COVERAGE, PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, PROTECTION SYSTEM, PROVISION OF CARE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, REDUCTION OF POVERTY, REGIONAL AVERAGE, REGIONAL COMPARISON, RISK MITIGATION, RISKS OF POVERTY, RUNNING WATER, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL PHENOMENON, RURAL POOR, RURAL POPULATION, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOLING, SHARE OF BENEFITS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL BENEFITS, SOCIAL CARE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL FUND, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL PENSION, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICE, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL TRANSFER, SOCIAL TRANSFERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, SPATIAL DIMENSIONS, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, SUBSISTENCE, TARGETING, TARGETING MECHANISMS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOTAL POVERTY, TRANSIENT POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE GROWTH, WATER SOURCES, WATER SUPPLY, WORK REQUIREMENTS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/16261249/social-safety-net-kyrgyz-republic-capitalizing-achievements-addressing-new-challenges https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12403
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