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| Gambia: Government To Disburse D100m Tourism Recovery Fund | 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… |
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? | 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 | 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… |
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 | 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… |
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… |
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - The government changed the amount and duration of direct cash assistance ( |
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 | 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 | 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’ | 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 | 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? | 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 | 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 | 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… |
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 | uruguay | Information and communication technology, Communication | digital inclusion | https://www.youtube.com/c/PlanIbirapit%C3%A1Uruguay | rruggia | |||||
| US: Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs | 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 | 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 | 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… |
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 | 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 | 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" | 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… |
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 | 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… |
Old-age pensions, Pensions | adequacy | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2021-02/index.html | mmarquez | |||
| Singapore: Introduction of Government Match for Provident Fund Catch-up Contributions | singapore | Social Security Administration (25.02.2021) Singapore Introduces Government Match for Provident Fund Catch-up Contributions In January, Singapore's Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board introduced the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme, a program that provides a dollar-for-dollar government match of… |
Old-age pensions | contribution collection, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2021-02/index.html | mmarquez | |||
| Mexico: Reforms to the Mandatory Account Individual Account Program | mexico | Social Security Association (25.02.2021) On January 1, Mexico's government implemented reforms to the country's mandatory individual account pension program that include increasing employer contributions, adjusting government contributions, reducing the minimum contributions required for an… |
Old-age pensions, Pensions | adequacy, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2021-02/index.html | mmarquez | |||
| Integrar a 100.000 adultos mayores al mundo digital | argentina | La participación de los adultos mayores en actividades sociales, culturales, educativas y recreativas a través de las nuevas tecnologías contribuye a su integración plena en la vida de nuestra… |
Information and communication technology, Population ageing | https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/compromisos/integrar-100000-adultos-mayores-al-m… | rruggia | |||||
| The generational digital divide climbs to age 80 | switzerland | December 2, 2020 - 14:00 Older people are more and more at home in the digital world. At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, many seniors relied on WhatsApp messaging or video calls to overcome loneliness. A recent study shows that internet use among pensioners in Switzerland has… |
Information and communication technology, Population ageing | digital inclusion | https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/the-generational-digital-divide-climbs-to-age-80/4… | rruggia | ||||
| Étude Digital Seniors | france | Comment les personnes âgées utilisent-elles Internet? Depuis 2010, l’étude Digital Seniors, mandatée par Pro Senectute, examine l’utilisation des technologies de l’information et de la communication par les personnes de 65 ans et plus en Suisse. Les trois enquêtes réalisées ces 10 dernières… |
Information and communication technology, Population ageing | digital inclusion | https://www.prosenectute.ch/fr/prestations/publications/etudes/digital-seniors… | rruggia | ||||
| Narrowing 'digital divide': China steps up efforts to better serve the elderly in digital age | china | A video of a 94-year-old grandma being carried to a bank for face recognition to activate her social security card in Guangshui, Central China's Hubei Province, has sparked heated debate on the internet, once again drawing attention to the difficulties elderly people face in using smart… |
Information and communication technology, Population ageing | digital inclusion | https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1208770.shtml | rruggia |