Ukraine : Social Safety Nets and Poverty, Volume 1

The report is intended to determine the appropriateness of the social protection system in meeting the needs of the poor in Ukraine, and what are the changes which can be instituted to improve such system. To this end, the report presents the poverty measurement in the country, assesses current social programs, and suggests a framework for system redesign. In particular, it points at the challenge of a transition economy, in realizing that poverty does appear even among the employed population, while childhood poverty does indeed affect the future of a nation. The study presents the survey methodology, based on a household survey, measures of income and expenditure, and of inequality, examining the poverty line through a multivariate analysis of poverty risks in the country, including housing subsidies, energy arrears, in addition to war entitlements and privileges. It finds that the Ukrainian social support system could address social needs well, as it has sufficient resources to do so, though currently, it does so poorly. Thus resource allocation needs to be improved, by targeting categorical benefits, testing asset and income potential, as well as using indicators to substitute for the direct measurement of income. An additional quantitative analysis will be required to better plan management, and effective evaluation, in addition to a system redesign to reduce funding for poorly targeted programs, while increasing social funding at large. A strategy is proposed to phase-in a social assistance reform over a four-year period, supported by the Bank.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2001-06-15
Subjects:	AGED, AVERAGE POVERTY, BIRTH RATE, CHILD ALLOWANCES, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, CONSUMPTION INEQUALITY, CURRENCY UNIT, DISABILITIES, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC DECLINE, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, ESCAPE POVERTY, EXPENDITURE DATA, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILIES, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FOOD BASKET, HEALTH, HEALTH STATUS, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCIDENCE ANALYSIS, INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, INFORMAL ACTIVITIES, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INFORMAL SECTOR, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE SURVEY, LAND PLOTS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL LEVEL, MANAGERS, MARKET ECONOMIES, MARKET ECONOMY, MEANS TESTING, MOTHERS, MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PARENTS, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, POLICY ANALYSIS, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLICY REVIEW, POOR, POOR CHILDREN, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY HEADCOUNT, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY STATUS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, RANDOM SAMPLE, REDUCING POVERTY, RELATIVE POVERTY, RELATIVE RISK, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RETIREMENT, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NETS, SCHOOLS, SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SUPPORT, TARGETING, TARGETING MECHANISMS, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POVERTY, WAGE INCOME, WAR, WORKERS, YOUNG PEOPLE SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, POVERTY INCIDENCE, SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS, SYSTEMS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT, TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY, SOCIAL BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT & INCOME, CHILDREN IN POVERTY, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS, INCOME INEQUALITIES, POVERTY DEPTH, HOUSING SUBSIDIES, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, TARGETED ASSISTANCE, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, INCOME ACCOUNTING, MANAGEMENT STRATEGY, EVALUATION CRITERIA, SOCIAL FUND GOALS, SOCIAL REFORM,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1570720/ukraine-social-safety-nets-poverty-vol-1-2-main-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15470
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