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The purpose of this indicator is to measure the proportion of the population covered by social protection floors/systems to assess progress towards achieving SDG 1.3, ‘Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable’. This indicator provides essential data on access to social protection floors/systems, which is critical for understanding the extent of which populations have reliable coverage of social protection floors/systems. By monitoring this indicator, policymakers, stakeholders, and organizations can make informed decisions to promote sustainable development and address social protection coverage related challenges. This indicator helps to ensure that all individuals, especially those in vulnerable and marginalized communities, have access to reliable coverage of social protection floors/systems, thereby contributing to the overall objective of sustainable, inclusive, and equitable growth.
This indicator measures the proportion of the population covered by social protection floors/systems to monitor progress towards SDG 1.3, ‘Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable’. It is defined as the proportion of persons effectively covered by a social protection system, including social protection floors. The relevance of this indicator lies in its ability to provide critical data on access to social protection floors/systems, which is essential for understanding public health and quality of life. The data for this indicator is collected through Social Security Inquiry (SSI) questionnaires, which are filled in direct collaboration with government agencies, and it is calculated by including separate indicators to distinguish effective coverage for children, unemployed persons, older persons and persons with disabilities, mothers with newborns, workers protected in case of work injury, and the poor and the vulnerable. For each case, coverage is expressed as a share of the respective population. By tracking this indicator, stakeholders can gain valuable insights into the extent of which populations have reliable coverage of social protection floors/systems, while enabling them to make informed decisions to promote sustainable development and address social protection coverage related challenges.
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Annual
Percentage (%)
- Indicator definition - The indicator reflects the proportion of persons effectively covered by a social protection system, including social protection floors. It also reflects the main components of social protection: child and maternity benefits, support for persons without a job, persons with disabilities, victims of work injuries and older persons. Effective coverage of social protection is measured by the number of people who are either actively contributing to a social insurance scheme or receiving benefits (contributory or non-contributory).
- Geographical coverage: National coverage
- Data collection method: Data is collected using the SSI questionnaires, which are filled in direct collaboration with government agencies.
- Data availability: Data is available for 2021.
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Social protection functions specified under: Convention 102 Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952, and Resolution concerning the development of social security statistics, adopted by the Ninth International Conference of Labour Statisticians.
Demographic disaggregation, including older persons, contributors to the pension system, persons with severe disabilities, persons receiving unemployment support, women giving birth, persons covered in the event of work injury, children, the poor, and vulnerable persons.
Calculations include separate indicators to distinguish effective coverage for children, unemployed persons, older persons and persons with disabilities, mothers with newborns, workers protected in case of work injury, and the poor and the vulnerable. For each case, coverage is expressed as a share of the respective population. Indicators are obtained as follows:
a) Proportion of population covered by at least one social protection cash benefit: ratio of the population receiving cash benefits under at least one of the contingencies/social protection functions (contributory or non-contributory benefit) or actively contributing to at least one social security scheme to the total population.
b) Proportion of children covered by social protection benefits: ratio of children/households receiving child or family cash benefits to the total number of children/households with children.
c) Proportion of women giving birth covered by maternity benefits: ratio of women receiving cash maternity benefits to women giving birth in the same year (estimated based on age-specific fertility rates published in the UN’s World Population Prospects or on the number of live births corrected for the share of twin and triplet births).
d) Proportion of persons with disabilities receiving benefits: ratio of persons receiving disability cash benefits to persons with severe disabilities. The latter is calculated as the product of prevalence of disability ratios (published for each country group by the World Health Organization) and each country’s population.
e) Proportion of unemployed receiving benefits: ratio of recipients of unemployment cash benefits to the number of unemployed persons.
f) Proportion of workers covered in case of employment injury: ratio of workers protected by injury insurance to total employment or the labour force.
g) Proportion of older persons receiving a pension: ratio of persons above statutory retirement age receiving an old-age pension to persons above statutory retirement age (including contributory and non-contributory).
h) Proportion of vulnerable persons receiving benefits: ratio of social assistance recipients to the total number of vulnerable persons. The latter are calculated by subtracting from total population all people of working age who are contributing to a social insurance scheme or receiving contributory benefits, and all persons above retirement age receiving contributory benefits.
i) Proportion of poor population receiving social assistance cash benefit: ratio of social assistance recipients to the population living below the national poverty line.
Policy development – Use the data to inform and shape policies related to social protection floors/systems.
Monitoring and Evaluation – Track progress towards SDG 1.3 and evaluate the accessibility of social protection floors/systems.
International Comparisons: Compare progress of the coverage of social protection floors/systems across different countries of the world.
Reporting and Accountability – Report progress to stakeholders, including governments and international organizations, to ensure accountability and transparency in achieving SDG Target 1.3
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