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Tajikistan - Delivering Social Assistance to the Poorest Households

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:12:54Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:12:54Z
dc.date.issued2011-04-06
dc.description.abstractDuring the food, fuel, and financial crises of 2008 and 2009, the Government and donors found themselves without an effective mechanism for channeling assistance to the poor. In 2009, the Government of Tajikistan asked the World Bank to support improvement of its system of social assistance. The World Bank prepared this report to inform its technical and financial support for improvement of social assistance and also to define an initial mechanism for delivering benefits to the poorest households. At present, Tajikistan's system of social assistance exerts almost no downward influence on poverty rates. This note sets forth the case for reform and then presents some specific technical proposals for reforms. To trace the path to reform, this report starts with an assessment of the present system. The other main social assistance program is compensation to needy families whose children attend school. This program pays benefits to selected households if their children enroll in and attend school. The size of the benefit is negligible and is judged too low to influence school attendance. An important step in the reform will be to consolidate the two main social assistance programs, and if possible, all the programs, and replace them with a single targeted social assistance benefit program. This will improve targeting by decoupling social assistance from consumption of electricity and natural gas. This is important since some very poor people live in isolated mountainous areas where they are not connected to the electricity and gas grids, and thus would not benefit from these compensation transfers. This report presents proposals for scoring formulas (drawn from proxy-means tests) for urban and rural areas, based on data on the characteristics of households and observable proxies for consumption. Empirically, the most important household characteristics for predicting consumption are the number of children, the number of family members, and the oblast of residence.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20110616012044
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/2762
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2762
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY
dc.subjectBANK BRANCH
dc.subjectBANK BRANCHES
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBARTER
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectBLOCK GRANT
dc.subjectBUDGETING
dc.subjectCASH PAYMENT
dc.subjectCASH PAYMENTS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANKS
dc.subjectCHECKS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANK
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY GROUPS
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION PAYMENTS
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMER DURABLES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDISABILITY ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectDISABILITY PENSION
dc.subjectDISABLED
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subjectELDERLY PEOPLE
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION
dc.subjectELIGIBLE CHILDREN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFAMILY ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY POVERTY
dc.subjectFAMILY POVERTY BENEFIT
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFISCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectFISCAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOOD AID
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BUDGETS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD NEEDS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE PENSION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARD
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMEANS TESTING
dc.subjectMEANS TESTS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMONEY TRANSFERS
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS AREAS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPAYMENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION FUND
dc.subjectPENSION INCOME
dc.subjectPENSION PAYMENTS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR BENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY THRESHOLD
dc.subjectPOVERTY UPDATE
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectREAL ESTATE
dc.subjectRECEIPT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DATA
dc.subjectREGISTRY SYSTEM
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRICH REGIONS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIP
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT
dc.subjectSHEEP
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSPECIAL FUND
dc.subjectSPECIAL FUNDS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTARGETING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SERVICES
dc.subjectTREASURIES
dc.subjectTREASURY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWIRE TRANSFER
dc.titleTajikistan - Delivering Social Assistance to the Poorest Householdsen
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okr.date.disclosure2011-06-14
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T08:50:22.725609Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Poverty Study
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20110616012044
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid289501468339668620
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000386194_20110616012044
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14381039
okr.identifier.report56593
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryTajikistan
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.region.geographicalCommonwealth of Independent States
okr.region.geographicalCentral Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.unitHuman Development Sector Unit (ECSHD)
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