Belarus - Social Assistance Policy Note : Improving Targeting Accuracy of Social Assistance Programs

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-02-28T20:19:20Z
dc.date2013-02-28T20:19:20Z
dc.date2011-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:03:15Z
dc.descriptionBelarus has a large and extensive social protection system (SP) covering a significant share of the population. Belarus has adopted a single methodology for calculating income to target Public Targeted Social Assistance (GASP). This methodology also is used when testing an applicant's income/means for some of the child benefits. To reduce the leakage of benefits to the non-poor while expanding GASP, this note assesses the usefulness of applying a Hybrid-Means-Test method (HMT), a variation of the means-testing method that combines means testing and proxy-means testing. All outcomes in this note have been estimated on the basis of the 2008 Belarusian Household Budget Survey (2008 HBS). The HMT model improves estimates of 'means' by generating a predicted value for hard-to-verify incomes, which are then added to the observed (reported) values of easy-to-verify incomes. In this way, the HMT model can improve predictions of per capita households (HH) income. The note is divided in six sections. In section one, the authors present an overview of the current social safety net (SSN) programs in Belarus, their design features, number of beneficiaries, and eligibility criteria to draw the overall picture of the types of programs delivered in Belarus and the magnitude of their public spending. Section two reviews the targeting accuracy of existent SP programs in Belarus. Section three analyzes whether HMT can be an option for targeting in Belarus. Section four presents the HMT formulae. In section five the authors describe how HMT also can be used for client profiling of beneficiaries. In section six, the authors conclude by discussing the results of some simulations about the targeting accuracy of the HMT method.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/16282080/belarus-improving-targeting-accuracy-social-programs-social-assistance-policy-note
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12580
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/12580
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414750
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INCOMES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
dc.subjectANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCATEGORICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectCHILD ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOMPETENCIES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGMI
dc.subjectGUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME
dc.subjectHBS
dc.subjectHBS DATA
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME COMPOSITION
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINSPECTORS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectMEANS TESTING
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMEDICAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPERMANENT INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY AGAINST POVERTY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROGRAM BENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectPROGRAM COVERAGE
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREHABILITATION
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSIMULATIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFERS
dc.subjectSSN
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWELLBEING
dc.titleBelarus - Social Assistance Policy Note : Improving Targeting Accuracy of Social Assistance Programs

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