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Reducing Error, Fraud and Corruption (EFC) in Social Protection Programs

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dc.contributor.authorTesliuc, Emil Daniel
dc.contributor.authorMilazzo, Annamaria
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:58:46Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:58:46Z
dc.date.issued2007-01
dc.description.abstractSocial Protection (SP) and Social Safety Net (SSN) programs channel a large amount of public resources, it is important to make sure that these reach the intended beneficiaries. Error, fraud, or corruption (EFC) reduces the economic efficiency of these interventions by decreasing the amount of money that goes to the intended beneficiaries, and erodes the political support for the program. While no program is immune to EFC, evidence from developed countries demonstrates that such leakage can be brought to negligible levels. In five Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries (UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and USA) this fraction is between 2-5 percent for the SP sector as a whole. For SSN programs, which use more complex eligibility criteria and hence are more prone to EFC, this fraction is 10 percent. To achieve these results, programs have implemented a number of measures reviewed in this note. In contrast, efforts to combat or even measure EFC are quite rare in developing countries, although some programs are plagued by it.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/11503590/reducing-error-fraud-corruption-efc-social-protection-programs
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11770
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11770
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSocial Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 26
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectABUSES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COST
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectAUDIT OFFICE
dc.subjectAUDITOR
dc.subjectBANK ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCALL CENTERS
dc.subjectCASH FLOWS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHECKS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCLAIM
dc.subjectCLAIMANT
dc.subjectCLAIMANTS
dc.subjectCOMPLAINT
dc.subjectCOMPLAINTS
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCREDIBILITY
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAM
dc.subjectCRIMINAL
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY INSURANCE
dc.subjectDISABILITY PENSION
dc.subjectDISCRETION
dc.subjectDUE PROCESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectERROR CONTROL
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFALSE STATEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectFRAUDULENT CLAIMS
dc.subjectGENERAL PUBLIC
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectILLEGAL PAYMENTS
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTING AGENCY
dc.subjectIMPROPER PAYMENTS
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINSTITUTION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEGRITY
dc.subjectINTERNAL AUDIT
dc.subjectINVESTIGATION
dc.subjectINVESTIGATIONS
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectKICKBACKS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMATCHING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMATURITY
dc.subjectOFFENSES
dc.subjectOLD-AGE PENSION
dc.subjectOLD-AGE PENSIONS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPENALTIES
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICE OFFICERS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROSECUTIONS
dc.subjectPROSECUTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectRATES
dc.subjectREGISTRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectREGISTRY
dc.subjectREMEDIES
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSALARY
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSERVICE CONTRACTS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTARGETS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTIME PERIOD
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSE
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTREASURY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectUNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
dc.subjectVERIFICATION
dc.titleReducing Error, Fraud and Corruption (EFC) in Social Protection Programsen
dc.title.alternativeReduccion de errores, fraude, y corrupcion en los programas de proteccion socialen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:07:30.509583Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/11503590/reducing-error-fraud-corruption-efc-social-protection-programs
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid569911468178131635
okr.guid916961468327389252
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20091214000615
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11503590
okr.identifier.report52150
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2009/12/14/000333038_20091214000615/Rendered/PDF/521500BRI0SSNP10Box345553B01PUBLIC1.pdfen
okr.topicInsurance and Risk Mitigation
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Bankruptcy and Resolution of Financial Distress
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitSocial Protection Team (HDNSP)
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