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Manuel Valls backs major reform of French welfare system monitor

Irish Times (22.04.2016) Prime minister Manuel Valls yesterday gave his support to a dramatic reform of France’s incomprehensible social welfare system, which would eventually transform 10 different types of welfare payments into a single “common base coverage” of €400 per month, with top-ups for some recipients.

published Social assistance france
India: The winding, (sometimes) bumpy road to pension reform | The Indian Express monitor

indian Express (22.04.2016) With increasing longevity and the rise in the number of the elderly, it was clear that the pension scheme would leave a huge hole in the government’s coffers in the medium and long term.

brics, managing reforms, published Pensions, Governance and administration india
Invest in better social protection for the most disadvantaged children: UNICEF monitor

unicef.org (20.04.2016) Low public spending, ineffective social protection policies and programmes are hampering progress for children in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

published Family benefits
[Opinion] Basic Income And Social Democracy monitor

socialeurope.eu (11.04.2016) The idea of an unconditional basic income is in fashion. From Finland to Switzerland, from San Francisco to Seoul, people talk about it as they have never done. Twice before, basic income was the object of a real public debate, albeit briefly and limited to one country at a time. In both episodes, the centre left played a central role.

extending coverage, basic income, published Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities
[Report] Informality, women and social protection: Identifying barriers to provide effective coverage monitor

Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (April 2016) Designing more flexible social protection schemes that adjust to the particular needs of women in informal work requires a careful assessment of the obstacles they face in accessing social protection. This paper provides an overview of the barriers women face in accessing social protection, which in some cases are rooted in the nature of informality and in other cases are gender-specific. Both need to be taken into account when designing social protection schemes for informal female workers. The paper draws out policy recommendations based on a broad range of examples from formal schemes and programmes covering contributory social insurance and non-contributory social assistance, as well as labour market interventions, which aimed to increase coverage of informal female workers.

extending coverage, family_gender_society, published Extension of coverage, Inequalities
Minima sociaux: des systèmes très différents selon les pays européens monitor

Le Figaro (19.04.2016) Comme le montre le rapport Sirugue, chaque pays européen a son propre système de minima sociaux, fonctionnant selon des principes différents

published european union
Mali: Assurance maladie obligatoire : Le boulet de la fraude monitor

Malijet (19.04.2016) La fraude constitue une menace sérieuse pour la survie de l’Assurance maladie obligatoire (AMO). Afin de lutter contre le phénomène, la Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie (CANAM), en collaboration avec l’Initiative d’information, de communication et de plaidoyer sur la protection sociale au Mali (ICP-Mali), a organisé une journée d’échanges sur le thème : « rôle et place des médias dans la prévention et la lutte contre la fraude des prestations liées à l’AMO ». La journée s’est déroulée samedi à Siby en présence de représentants de l’ASSEP (Associations des éditeurs de la presse privée), de l’Union nationale des journalistes du Mali (UNAJOM) et de nombreux confrères.

published Health, Error, evasion and fraud mali
France: La Cour des comptes dénonce la gestion des données de santé monitor

Le Point (20.04.2016) Le rapport dénonce le verrouillage des données de santé gérées par l'Assurance maladie, dont font partie les remboursements de la Sécurité sociale.

published Information and communication technology, Health france
Lack of social protection for Dominican elderly ‘alarming’   monitor

Dominican Today (18.04.2016) Dominican Republic’s elderly withstand an alarming lack of social protection as just 11.2% of the population over 60 have a pension, of which 77.4% get less than RD$6,000 per month, equal to less than half of the bare needs of the poorest of households, estimated at RD$10,407 monthly

poverty, published Old-age pensions dominican republic
Madagascar: Secteur privé – La protection sociale évolue monitor

L'Express (19.04.2016) En 60 ans d’existence, la protection sociale a connu de grandes évolutions à Madagascar. « A ses débuts, elle assurait les prestations familiales. Ensuite, les rentes des accidents de Travail ont été ajoutées. En 1969, on a ajouté la pension de retraite », a retracé Henri Rémi Botoudi, Président du Conseil d’Administration de la Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (Cnaps), lors de la messe œcuménique, pour la célébration du 60e anniversaire de la Protection sociale à l’Ekar Ambatonilita, vendredi.

published madagascar
[Opinion] France: Protection sociale, vers un nouveau modèle ? monitor

blogs.mediapart (19.04.2016) Cet article sur la protection sociale est paru dans la revue "Travail, genre et société" n°35 - avril 2016. A partir de l'exemple de la modulation des allocations familiales, il montre qu'en réalité est en train de se mettre progressivement en place un nouveau modèle de protection sociale en rupture avec celui imaginé après la seconde guerre mondiale.

managing reforms, published Family benefits, Social policies & programmes france
Pays-Bas : Les allocations familiales envoyées au Maroc sont moindres par rapport aux pays européens monitor

yabiladi.com (18.04.2016) Ce sont peut-être les premières conséquences dans l’accord sur la réduction des versements des prestations sociales aux familles marocaines recevant leur paiement au Maroc. Selon des chiffres rendus publics par la banque de la Caisse de Sécurité sociale des Pays-Bas (SVB) repris par la presse locale, les bénéficiaires dans les pays européens ont réussi des allocations familiales plus importantes que ceux du Maroc.

published Family benefits netherlands, morocco
Tanzania: Zanzibar's new universal pension the first of its kind in east Africa monitor

Helpage/News (14.04.2016) Older men and women in Zanzibar will have a government-funded universal pension for the first time today (15 April), the first of its kind in east Africa.

extending coverage, published Extension of coverage, Population ageing tanzania
UK: DWP 'punishing' low-paid full-time workers under new benefits rule monitor

The Guardian (14.04.2016) Critics say scheme under which working people claiming universal credit can be fined for failing to do enough to find more work is ‘political dynamite’

poverty, published Social assistance
European Commission - Facts and figures: Healthy Workplaces Campaign for All Ages 2016-17 monitor

europa.eu (15.04.2016) Relevant facts and figures on the Healthy Workplaces Campaign for All Ages 2016-17: Promoting a sustainable working life

published Occupational accidents and diseases european union
[Report] Research on rural women’s economic empowerment and social protection The impacts of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP) monitor

eldis.org (01.01.2016) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation s has started a policy-oriented research programme on Social Protection and Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment which aims to:
- gain a better understanding of how social protection policies and programmes can promote rural women’s empowerment as a strategy for rural poverty reduction
- identify good practices in social protection policies and programmes to ensure that both women and men have access to social protection benefits; and
- identify good practices in the design and implementation of social protection programmes that reduce gender inequalities in rural areas and promote rural women’ s economic empowerment.

extending coverage, rural world, published Extension of coverage, Inequalities rwanda
Ghana: LEAP Beneficiaries Enrolled On Interbank Payment System monitor

Peacefmonline.com (15.04.2016) A total of 146,074 beneficiary households in the 185 districts under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme have been enrolled onto the Ghana Inter-bank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) electronic-payment platform.

published Information and communication technology ghana
[Analyse] Deutschland: Altersversorgung - Was die Rente rettet monitor

Die Zeit (14.04.2016) Das deutsche Rentensystem ist in einer Dauerkrise. Immer weniger Beitragszahler müssen immer mehr Rentner finanzieren – auf Dauer funktioniert das nicht. Viele Menschen fragen sich deshalb: Werde ich im Alter arm sein?

managing reforms, published Old-age pensions, Population ageing, Social policies & programmes germany
Le gouvernement allemand débat d’une réforme des retraites monitor

Les Echos (13.04.2016) Confrontés à la chute de leur popularité, le SPD et la CDU veulent faire des retraites un thème clef. Objectif : stopper l’érosion des pensions.

managing reforms, published Pensions germany
France: Des perspectives d’embauche en hausse pour les emplois peu qualifiés ou saisonniers monitor

Le Monde (12.04.2016) Selon l’étude annuelle « Besoins en main-d’œuvre » publiée mardi 12 avril par Pôle emploi avec le concours du Centre de recherche pour l’étude et l’observation des conditions de vie (Crédoc), les intentions d’embauche des employeurs progressent en 2016 de 5,1 % par rapport à 2015 et représenteraient 1 827 000 embauches potentielles (le plus haut niveau observé au cours des sept dernières éditions de l’enquête).

published Employment france
South Africa’s Child Support Grant: A booster for poverty reduction monitor

ILO (14.04.2016) 11.7 million poor children in South Africa are now covered by the social benefit which is having a positive impact on their daily lives.

brics, poverty, megatrends, published Family benefits south africa
México: Recibe ISSSTE 7 reconocimientos por buenas prácticas monitor

Segundo a Segundo (12.04.2016) Como resultado del trabajo eficaz y efectivo que ha originado resultados tangibles para su derechohabiencia, la Asociación Internacional de Seguridad Social (AISS) entregó al Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) siete certificados de reconocimiento a sus buenas prácticas en beneficio de sus 13 millones de afiliados.

published Governance and administration mexico
Recomiendan expertos efectuar cambios en la seguridad social monitor

jornada.unam (13.04.2016) Postergar edad para el retiro y elevar el número de años de contribución, entre los planteamientos. La cobertura de seguridad social es una inversión que puede eliminar la pobreza y apoyar el desarrollo económico de los países, aunque los sistemas enfrentan desafíos para garantizar su sustentabilidad. Ante ello son necesarios ajustes, como postergar la edad para el retiro y aumentar el número de años de contribución, afirmó Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, secretario general de la Asociación Internacional para la Seguridad Social.

managing reforms, published Governance and administration, Social policies & programmes
Dubai: More than 95,000 UAE nationals covered under Saada health insurance monitor

GulfNews.com (12.04.2016) Dubai: The Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) health insurance cover for Emiratis — Saada (happiness) — is on track with over 95.000 Emiratis under its ambit, Dr Haider Al Yousuf, Director of Public Health Funding at DHA, said.

published Health
US: The Myth of Welfare’s Corrupting Influence on the Poor monitor

nytimes.com (21.10.2015) Does welfare corrupt the poor? Few ideas are so deeply ingrained in the American popular imagination as the belief that government aid for poor people will just encourage bad behavior.

published United States