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| House Approves Biden Stimulus Bill - The New York Times | 2021-03-11 | United States | US Stimulus Bill: The stimulus payments would be $1,400 for most recipients. Those who are eligible would also receive an identical payment for each of their children. To qualify for the full $1,400, a single person would need an adjusted gross income of $75,000 or below. For heads of household… |
US Stimulus Bill: The stimulus payments would be $1,400 for most recipients. Those who are eligible would also receive an identical payment for each of their children. To qualify for the full $1,400, a single person would need an adjusted gross income of $75,000 or below. For heads of household… |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/us/stimulus-vote.html | pmassetti | |
| How the $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus package compares to other countries’ covid spending | 2021-03-11 | United States | The Washington Post (10.03.2021) President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, which the House passed Wednesday and Biden is expected to sign this week, is mammoth in scope — a number so large it can be hard to conceptualize in concrete terms. But amid a pandemic that has wrought… |
covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/03/10/coronavirus-stimulus-internatio… | pmassetti | |||
| Hard hit by COVID-19, migrants seen facing "invisible wall" | 2021-03-11 | reuters.com (09.03.2021) From Australia to Egypt, migrants and refugees have been especially hard hit by job losses and economic pain during the coronavirus pandemic, with many struggling to access healthcare and state aid, a survey showed on Tuesday. The survey, published in a report by the Red… |
COVID-19 | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-migrants/hard-hit-by-covid-1… | pmassetti | |||
| South Sudan: Benefit from World Bank Support for Social Safety Net | 2021-03-10 | south sudan | reliefweb.int (2020) The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $40 million International Development Association (IDA*) grant for the benefit of the people of South Sudan. The South Sudan Safety Net Project (SSSNP) will expand access to safety net and provide income… |
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $40 million International Development Association (IDA*) grant for the benefit of the people of South Sudan. The South Sudan Safety Net Project (SSSNP) will expand access to safety net and provide income security for low income South… |
Social assistance, Cash transfers, Financing, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, family | Published Measures summary | https://reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/south-sudan-benefit-world-bank-support… | cambrosio | |
| Mauritius: JICA provides $289 million support to fight COVID-19 under initiative with African Development Bank | 2021-03-10 | mauritius | africanews.com (25.02.2021) The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance loan of up to 30 billion Japanese yen ($289 million) to support Mauritius’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild its economy. The loan, signed on 24… |
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance loan of up to 30 billion Japanese yen ($289 million) to support Mauritius’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild its economy. The loan, signed on 24 February, is a parallel co-financing… |
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance loan of up to 30 billion Japanese yen ($289 million) to support Mauritius’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild its economy. The loan, signed on 24 February, is a parallel co-financi |
Financing, COVID-19 | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.africanews.com/2021/02/25/mauritius-jica-provides-289-million-suppo… | cambrosio |
| Gambia: Barrow Announces New 250M Covid-19 Relief to support families | 2021-03-10 | gambia | standard.gm (02.10.2020) The Government of Gambia announced a new 250M Covid-19 emergency fund to support families affected by the economic downturn of the Covid-19 pandemic that includes the provision of a cash package of D3,000 to all families. |
The Government of Gambia announced a new 250M Covid-19 emergency fund to support families affected by the economic downturn of the Covid-19 pandemic that includes the provision of a cash package of D3,000 to all families. |
President Adama Barrow yesterday announced the launch of a D250 million emergency fund to support families affected by the economic downturn of the Covid-19 pandemic. The president said the funds will provide immediate food support to the entire Gambian populace to aid food security. |
Family benefits, Social assistance, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, poverty | Published Measures summary | https://standard.gm/barrow-announces-new-250m-covid-19-relief/ | cambrosio |
| Gambia: Government To Disburse D100m Tourism Recovery Fund | 2021-03-10 | gambia | standard.gm (01.10.2020) The Gambia Government plans to give the country’s struggling tourism industry a lifeline with a support package of one hundred million dalasi. The Government agreed to provide a one-off cash transfer of US$50 to each of the small-scale tourism actors whose… |
The Gambia Government plans to give the country’s struggling tourism industry a lifeline with a support package of one hundred million dalasi. The Government agreed to provide a one-off cash transfer of US$50 to each of the small-scale tourism actors whose contact details are available. Since… |
Tourism minister Hamat Bah said yesterday that the relief package is principally provided by the government and is designed to help tourism businesses to survive a massive drop caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The funds, according to Minister Bah, have already been disbursed to the acc |
Social assistance, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants | Published Measures summary | https://standard.gm/govt-to-disburse-d100m-tourism-recovery-fund-0/ | cambrosio |
| Covid-19 has transformed the welfare state. Which changes will endure? | 2021-03-09 | The Economist (06.03.2021) The pandemic may mark a new chapter in the nature of social safety-nets |
Policy analysis | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/03/06/covid-19-has-transformed-the-welf… | pmassetti | |||
| More than just cash: an innovative child grant in Papua province | 2021-03-08 | Papua New Guinea | Development Pathways (03.03.2021) Given the need to address child development issues and to improve the coverage of social protection programmes across Papua, the Provincial Government of Papua (PGP) responded by launching BANGGA Papua, a child grant for all indigenous Papuan children from birth… |
Family benefits, Cash transfers, Programme & evaluation | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/blog/more-than-just-cash-an-innovative-ch… | pmassetti | |||
| Indonesia: Village Fund BLT Extended to 12 Months | 2021-03-05 | indonesia | cnnindonesia.com (05.01.2021) The government changed the amount and duration of direct cash assistance ( BLT ) for village funds this year. In the previous PMK, village funds were given for nine months with a total… |
The government changed the amount and duration of direct cash assistance ( BLT ) for village funds this year. In the previous PMK, village funds were given for nine months with a total amount of Rp. 600 thousand for the… |
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - The government changed the amount and duration of direct cash assistance ( B |
Family benefits, Social assistance, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, family, poverty | Published Measures summary | https://www.cnnindonesia.com/ekonomi/20210105190912-532-589873/sri-mulyani-tamb… | cambrosio |
| Ghana: Data-driven social safety net response to the COVID-19 crisis | 2021-03-05 | ghana | worldbank.org (04.01.2021) Strong data systems can play a crucial role in helping governments monitor, manage, and mitigate the impacts of adverse shocks. Ghana is among the countries pursuing such data initiatives. The government’s social protection authorities augmented and adjusted… |
Strong data systems can play a crucial role in helping governments monitor, manage, and mitigate the impacts of adverse shocks. Ghana is among the countries pursuing such data initiatives. The government’s social protection authorities augmented and adjusted existing data systems to help inform… |
Mobile technologies, COVID-19 | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://blogs.worldbank.org/nasikiliza/data-driven-social-safety-net-response-c… | cambrosio | |
| UK: Universal Credit: Extend £20 benefit top-up for a year, say MPs | 2021-03-05 | united kingdom | BBC News (09.03.2021) The £20 weekly increase in Universal Credit must be extended for at least a year to avoid impoverishing hundreds of thousands of people, MPs have warned. The measure, which has been called a lifeline for struggling families, is in place until the end of March. |
The £20 weekly increase in Universal Credit must be extended for at least a year to avoid impoverishing hundreds of thousands of people, MPs have warned. The measure, which has been called a lifeline for struggling families, is in place until the end of March. |
Family benefits | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-55989791 | pmassetti | |
| New Spanish law to make food delivery workers ‘permanent staff’ | 2021-03-05 | spain | EURACTIV.com (12.02.2021) Spain’s labour ministry, trade unions, and employer’s associations have agreed this week in principle to a law improving the rights of food delivery workers employed by global digital platforms like Deliveroo, granting them the status of “permanent staff” instead of… |
digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/new-spanish-law-to-make-food… | pmassetti | |||
| EU unemployment reinsurance scheme falls off Commission’s radar | 2021-03-05 | european union | EURACTIV.com (04.03.2020) An EU reinsurance scheme to support national unemployment benefits was not part of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan presented on Thursday (4 March), although the European Commission has been supportive of the idea. |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-unemployment-reinsurance-… | pmassetti | ||
| Should we expect a post-Covid-19 social protection epiphany in Latin America? | 2021-03-05 | latin america | Global Development Institute Blog (18.02.2021) Social protection has played a leading role in government responses to Covid-19. Public programmes providing income and in-kind transfers to vulnerable population groups have been strengthened and enhanced to address the effects of the pandemic. In… |
Extension of coverage, COVID-19 | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | http://blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/should-we-expect-a-post-covid-19-social-protec… | pmassetti | ||
| Leveraging digital technologies for social inclusion | 2021-03-04 | UN/DESA Policy Brief #92: (Feb 2021) COVID-19 is accelerating the pace of digital transformation: implications for social inclusion |
Information and communication technology | covid19, digital inclusion | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-92-le… | pmassetti | |||
| Kenya: Parliament halts COVID-19 related tax relief | 2021-03-03 | kenya | Reuters.com (22.12.2020) Kenya’s parliament on Tuesday voted to end tax cuts put in place in April to cushion the economy from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a move lawmakers said would help to plug revenue shortfalls but investors said would hamper a recovery. The tax cuts were… |
Kenya’s parliament on Tuesday voted to end tax cuts put in place in April to cushion the economy from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a move lawmakers said would help to plug revenue shortfalls but investors said would hamper a recovery. The tax cuts were introduced weeks after Kenya… |
NAIROBI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Kenya’s parliament on Tuesday voted to end tax cuts put in place in April to cushion the economy from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a move lawmakers said would help to plug revenue shortfalls but investors said would hamper a recovery. The tax cuts were |
Contribution collection and compliance, COVID-19 | contribution collection, covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-kenya-economy/kenyan-parliam… | cambrosio |
| Plan Ibirapitá - YouTube | 2021-03-03 | uruguay | Information and communication technology, Communication | digital inclusion | https://www.youtube.com/c/PlanIbirapit%C3%A1Uruguay | rruggia | ||||
| US: Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs | 2021-03-01 | United States | apnews.com (01.03.2021) With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs. |
Error, evasion and fraud | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-pacific-o… | pmassetti | ||
| The Philippines to Suspend Social Security and Healthcare Premium Hikes for 2021 | 2021-02-26 | philippines, the | aseanbriefing.com (18.02.2021) The House of Representatives in the Philippines have passed House Bill No. 8461 (HB 8461) which seeks to authorize the President to suspend the premium contribution hike to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), in addition to House Bill No. 8512… |
The House of Representatives in the Philippines have passed House Bill No. 8461 (HB 8461) which seeks to authorize the President to suspend the premium contribution hike to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), in addition to House Bill No. 8512 (HB 8512), which provides the… |
Health, Contribution collection and compliance | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/the-philippines-to-suspend-social-security-a… | pmassetti | |
| Laos: Income support to help 17,000 garment workers hit by COVID-19 | 2021-02-25 | laos | ilo.org (23.02.2021) Up to 17,000 garment workers in Lao PDR affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are to each receive two months’ emergency income support worth 900,000 LAK (approximately US$100). Eligible beneficiaries, of whom 85 per cent are women, will receive the cash transfers by the… |
Up to 17,000 garment workers in Lao PDR affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are to each receive two months’ emergency income support worth 900,000 LAK (approximately US$100). Eligible beneficiaries, of whom 85 per cent are women, will receive the cash transfers by the end of March. |
VIENTIANE, Lao PDR (ILO News) – Up to 17,000 garment workers in Lao PDR affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are to each receive two months’ emergency income support worth 900,000 LAK (approximately US$100). |
Unemployment, Cash transfers, Shocks & extreme events, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://www.ilo.org/asia/media-centre/news/WCMS_773038/lang--en/index.htm | cambrosio |
| Médiateur numérique, en première ligne contre l’illectronisme - WE DEMAIN | 2021-02-25 | france | C’est une profession émergente, devenue essentielle à l’heure du confinement : les médiateurs numériques aident à comprendre les outils et les usages digitaux à tous ceux qui ne les maîtrisent pas. Personnes âgées, précaires, mais aussi jeunes, près de 20 % de la population est concernée. |
digital inclusion | https://www.wedemain.fr/partager/nouveau-metier-mediateur-numerique-en-premiere… | pmassetti | ||||
| France: Volet inclusion numérique - CONUMM | 2021-02-25 | france | 3 axes principaux sont identifiés :
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digital inclusion | https://conumm.fr/2020/10/28/plan-de-relance-volet-inclusion-numerique/ | pmassetti | ||||
| Bolivia: One-time "Bond against Hunger" | 2021-02-25 | bolivia | Minesterioa de Economía y Finanzas (03.02.2021) As of February 1, 2021, the payment of the Bond Against Hunger reached more than 3.8 million Bolivians, covering 93% of the total universe of beneficiaries, with an outlay of Bs3,877 million, reported the Vice Minister of Pensions and Financial… |
Introduction of the one-time payment "Bond Against Hunger" (Bono Contra el Hambre) in December 2020. The payment has reached more than 3.8 million Bolivians, as is expected to cover a total of 4.1 million persons. Legal basis: Supreme Decree No. 4345 of September 16th, 2020. |
Cash transfers, Food and nutrition | covid19 | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.economiayfinanzas.gob.bo/el-bono-contra-el-hambre-ya-llego-a-mas-de… | mmarquez | |
| Canada: Québec (Canada) Introduces Occupational Pension Plan | 2021-02-25 | canada | Social Security Agency (25.02.2021) On December 11, Québec's government approved a law introducing the Target Benefit Pension Plan (TBPP), an occupational pension plan that combines certain features of existing defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans. Like a DC plan, a TBPP is… |
Old-age pensions, Pensions | adequacy | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2021-02/index.html | mmarquez |