Reaching the Poorest in Pakistan Through an Integrated Social Protection Systems

REACHING THE POOREST IN PAKISTANTHROUGH AN INTEGRATED SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS

Presented by:Iftikhar Malik

Senior Social Protection Specialist | Country Sector Coordinator for Human Development

SASHD I The World Bank

[email protected]

BISP ACT 2010

Graduation Programs

2012

Common Systems for

Program Admin 2011

A National Authority (BISP) established to

develop the modern SP Systems

2009 2012

SYSTEMS APPROACH

Zakat1980s

Provincial Programs

2000s

Bait-ul-Maal1990s

Limited coverage, fragmented & poorly

targeted

2000s1980s

PAK SP STRATEGY2007

BISP 2008

SP as an effective mechanism

for redistribution and

poverty alleviation

2007 2008

SP System

CONTEXT AND GENESISTowards Social Protection Systems

EFFECTIVE TARGETING • Adoption of PMT

and completion of Poverty Scorecard Census

(27 Million HH – 180 Million people)• Triangulation of PSC

with National unique ID Database)

• GPS based National Registry of Poor (data sharing protocols operationalized)

EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION• 3.8 million debit cards for

SSN cash transfers in 3 years (Revolutionizing G2P Payments after testing of 3 payment mechanisms )

• Technology based Grievance Redressal (more than 500 touch points connected through internet)

• Robust M&E (Comprehensive MIS, Process Evaluation, Spot Checks, Impact Evaluation)

OUTREACH AND EXPANSION • 7 million families (42 Million

people) identified for SN CTs whereas 4.5 million families are being paid.

• CCT for primary education (test phase in 5 districts ongoing, rollout scheduled for 2013/14)

• Piloting of Health Insurance for poor (45,000 families enrolled in a pilot district) and learning being shared with provinces

• Testing of Skills Development for graduation (provincial consultations underway)

Key Elements of Social Protection Systems

A Platform for Program INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION

of Social Protection Systems

GAINS

Application of NationalSOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS

G2P PAYMENTS

through Debit Cards

(Floods CT, Education

Stipends, IDPs)

PROGRAM DESIGN

through Lessons form

Implementation (Health Insurance,

Skills Development, Disaster Response)

CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY

through robust beneficiary

communications and M&E (Spot

Checks, Process and Impact Evaluations)

TARGETTING

through National Poverty Registry(PPAF, PBM, Edu.

Foundations)

Challenges

Financing Social Protection – through targeting of general subsidies (redistribution) and investments through provincial budgets

Effective Federal and Provincial Partnerships - in the context of administrative and fiscal devolution and to agree on respective roles to provide minimum

assistance package to the poor

Political Transition - continuity of policies beyond national elections 2013

Explaining the context of Social Protection - stronger perception of “handout” rather than a development investment

Recap of Results

Processes

• Separation of functions for Data Collection , Data Processing, Eligibility Determination and Payments, coordinated by Federal SSN Authority

• Paradigm shift in beneficiary communications through a combination of various tools.

Systems

• National Poverty Registry for Improving targeting Efficiency of Pro Poor Programs (Federal and Provincial)

• Revolution in Branchless Banking platform for delivery of technology based payments to ensure Timely and Secure G2P Payments

Impacts

• Reaching more than 4.5 million families (27 Million people for SN CTs ) and 1 million households (7 Million people for flood emergency CTs)

• Empowerment of Women (more than 15 million new ID Cards) and their Financial inclusion (more than 3 million poor women have access to formal banking for the first time)

THANK YOU