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Mind the Gap: Assessing Pakistan’s National Socio-economic Registry (NSER)

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dc.contributor.authorMajoka, Zaineb
dc.contributor.authorWieser, Christina
dc.contributor.authorQazi, Maria
dc.contributor.authorGuzman Fonseca, David
dc.contributor.authorPave Sohnesen, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Ibrahim
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-19T20:07:44Z
dc.date.available2024-12-19T20:07:44Z
dc.date.issued2024-12-19
dc.description.abstractThe Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was initiated in 2008 in Pakistan to aid the poor and vulnerable, particularly in response to the global financial crisis. The National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER), established by BISP, is a key component for determining eligibility for Kafaalat through household characteristics and assets data. Despite the high overall coverage, over 2.2 million households from the bottom 40 percent of the population are still not included in the NSER. The report highlights the importance of adaptive safety nets in Pakistan, particularly in recent economic, health, and climatic shocks. These safety nets are designed to be scalable and flexible, providing swift and effective support to the most vulnerable populations during crises. The 2022 floods in Pakistan demonstrated the effectiveness of the NSER as a shock-responsive safety net, with a higher percentage of flood-affected households being registered, more aware of their NSER status, and more likely to have received assistance, especially among the poorer quintiles. This report presents a positive evaluation of NSER completeness and accuracy, and several important policy messages emerge.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099110524081521753/P1783481eab88003c1b61917de147c09798
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42566
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42566
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectBENAZIR INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMME (BISP)
dc.subjectNATIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC REGISTRY (NSER)
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.titleMind the Gapen
dc.title.subtitleAssessing Pakistan’s National Socio-economic Registry (NSER)en
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2024-12-19
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:49:02.628911Z
okr.date.lastmodified2024-11-05T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099110524081521753/P1783481eab88003c1b61917de147c09798
okr.guid099110524081521753
okr.identifier.docmidP178348-eab88091-db65-433c-b619-7de147c09798
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34417808
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34417808
okr.identifier.report194522
okr.import.id6109
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099110524081521753/pdf/P1783481eab88003c1b61917de147c09798.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Institutional strengthening and capacity building,Public Sector Management,Data production, accessibility and use
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Modeling and Statistics
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Analysis
okr.unitEFI-SAR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ESAPV)
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