Pakistan - Towards an Integrated National Safety Net System : Assisting Poor and Vulnerable Households, An Analysis of Pakistan's Main Cash Transfer Program

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-04-22T20:30:04Z
dc.date2013-04-22T20:30:04Z
dc.date2013-01-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:43:17Z
dc.descriptionThe vision of Pakistan's social protection strategy to reach the poor and vulnerable (2007) is 'to develop an integrated and comprehensive social protection system, covering all the population, but especially the poorest and the most vulnerable'. Consistent with this vision, the goals of the strategy are identified as: 1) to support chronically poor households and protect them against destitution, food insecurity, exploitation and social exclusion; 2) to protect poor and vulnerable households from the impacts of adverse shocks to their consumption and well-being that, if not mitigated, would push non poor households into poverty, and poor households into deeper poverty; and 3) to promote investment in human and physical assets, including health, nutrition, and education, by poor households capable of ensuring their resilience in the medium run and of interrupting the intergenerational cycle of poverty. This vision is fully consistent with the World Bank's social protection and labor strategy for 2012-2022, which recognizes that effective social protection and labor policies and programs help create the resilience, equity and access to jobs and opportunities essential to save lives, reduce poverty and promote sustainable growth. The focus of this report is Pakistan's main safety net program: the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), which is only one part of the broader poverty reduction and social protection interventions. In particular, social protection includes labor policy, contributory social insurance, and social care services as well as safety nets. Pakistan's social protection system comprises safety nets, social security and employment promotion and protection.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17286460/pakistan-towards-integrated-national-safety-net-system
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13254
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/13254
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/409857
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.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO JOBS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY SURVEY
dc.subjectCALORIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCALORIC INTAKE
dc.subjectCALORIE AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectCASH GRANT
dc.subjectCASH GRANTS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCASH-TRANSFER
dc.subjectCHEAPER FOOD
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD LABOUR
dc.subjectCHILD SUPPORT
dc.subjectCHILD WELFARE
dc.subjectCHRONICALLY POOR
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL CASH
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectCOPING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectCOPING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectDAIRY
dc.subjectDIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DOWNTURN
dc.subjectECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFOOD ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PROGRAM
dc.subjectFOOD STAPLES
dc.subjectFOOD TRANSFERS
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectGRANT PROGRAM
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITY
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF SHOCKS
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCK
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCKS
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINDICATORS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOSS OF EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLOSS OF INCOME
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMEANS TEST
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectMINIMUM INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectNEAR POOR
dc.subjectNEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectNUTRITION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATION
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subjectPOVERTY SITUATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPREVENTATIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectPRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPRICE SUBSIDY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPROTECTION MECHANISMS
dc.subjectPROTECTION POLICY
dc.subjectPROTECTION SYSTEM
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREFORM PROCESS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TARGETING
dc.subjectREGIONAL VARIATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectRESOURCE MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET SYSTEM
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSHOCK
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CARE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NET
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectSTAPLE FOODS
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUPPORT PROGRAM
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTARGETING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectTRANSFER BENEFIT
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE CHILDREN
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE SEGMENTS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE WOMEN
dc.subjectWELFARE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWHEAT SUBSIDY
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAM
dc.subjectZAKAT
dc.titlePakistan - Towards an Integrated National Safety Net System : Assisting Poor and Vulnerable Households, An Analysis of Pakistan's Main Cash Transfer Program

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