Discussion guide on Social Protection Floor

Discussion forum | 06 June 2017
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Tip: the discussion should first establish the factual basis and then consider the actual implementation of the respective policies and actions.
  1. Did the government of your country take measures to analyse the fiscal and economic affordability of a national social protection floor?

  2. Does government promote social protection mechanisms and schemes as a means of preventing and alleviating poverty?

  3. Does government explicitly promote the extension of social security coverage in the country? 

  4. If so, do these strategies aim at building a basic floor of social protection?

  5. Do these strategies promote access to basic health care for all (both contributory and non-contributory systems)?

  6. Do they support family/child benefits to ensure that all children have access to nutrition, education and care?

  7. Do they support basic social assistance to all workers and their families in abject poverty or destitution?

  8. Do they support the provision of income security in case of old age?

  9. Do they support the provision of income security in case of invalidity or disability?

  10. Do they support the provision of income security in case of survivorship?

  11. Do they support informal means of social protection, especially when the poor have no access to formal social security systems?

  12. Are there adequate maternity, paternity and parental leave and benefits?