Scaling up and sustaining social protection under COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have had enormous negative economic impacts and tested the resilience of people across all income levels. However, as with most crises, the poor disproportionately face the largest challenge in coping with economic shocks given their low asset base, l...

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Main Authors: Fang, Peixun, Kennedy, Adam, Resnick, Danielle
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143184
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description The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have had enormous negative economic impacts and tested the resilience of people across all income levels. However, as with most crises, the poor disproportionately face the largest challenge in coping with economic shocks given their low asset base, lack of savings, and the informality of their employment. Recent estimates suggest that as many as 140 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by the crisis, threatening gains made in the fight against poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition in the last decade (Laborde, Martin, and Vos 2020). Social safety net policies have expanded considerably during the pandemic, helping to prevent vulnerable populations from falling further into poverty and supporting households’ recovery following the pandemic. This brief summarizes some of the patterns that have emerged, using data from the COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal to better identify how governments are targeting their efforts, which groups they are prioritizing, and whether citizens are satisfied with these interventions.
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spelling CGSpace1431842025-11-06T06:56:26Z Scaling up and sustaining social protection under COVID-19 Fang, Peixun Kennedy, Adam Resnick, Danielle policies covid-19 social protection sustainability social welfare cash transfers social services food aid The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have had enormous negative economic impacts and tested the resilience of people across all income levels. However, as with most crises, the poor disproportionately face the largest challenge in coping with economic shocks given their low asset base, lack of savings, and the informality of their employment. Recent estimates suggest that as many as 140 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by the crisis, threatening gains made in the fight against poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition in the last decade (Laborde, Martin, and Vos 2020). Social safety net policies have expanded considerably during the pandemic, helping to prevent vulnerable populations from falling further into poverty and supporting households’ recovery following the pandemic. This brief summarizes some of the patterns that have emerged, using data from the COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal to better identify how governments are targeting their efforts, which groups they are prioritizing, and whether citizens are satisfied with these interventions. 2020-10-01 2024-05-22T12:12:26Z 2024-05-22T12:12:26Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143184 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133974 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134068 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134256 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Fang, Peixun; Kennedy, Adam; and Resnick, Danielle. 2020. Scaling up and sustaining social protection under COVID-19. COVID-19 Policy Response Portal Project Note 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134033.
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