Publication: Towards More Effective Social Assistance in Russia: An Update of the System Performance Considering New National Target of Halving Poverty by 2024
Date
2019-06-24
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Published
2019-06-24
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Abstract
This report updates the assessment of
the performance of the social protection (SP) system in
Russia, using the 2014-2017 rounds of the Survey on Incomes
and the Participation in Social Programs (VNDN in Russian)
by the State Statistic Service of the Russian Federation
(Rosstat), the largest household annual monitoring survey in
Russia, and the main source of official data on poverty. The
2017 VNDN Survey round has a sample (about 150,000
households) that is 3 times larger than its standard sample
size and it allows for a comprehensive assessment of the SP
system performance both at the national and the regional
levels. The context for the update is the 2018 May Decree by
the President of Russia5, which defined the new strategic
goals for socio-economic development and poverty alleviation
in Russia. The Decree put human development and poverty
reduction at the center of the Russia’s development strategy
over the medium term. To achieve the May decree goals by
2024, the Government developed 12 National Projects,
particularly in health, support to families and education,
and allocated significant resources for their
implementation. The national goals include halving poverty,
increasing the quality of education and improving health
status to extend longevity and economically active life. For
social protection, the objectives pertain to higher
efficiency and effectiveness, greater share of resources
directed to families in need of assistance, better
performance results and stronger alignment with human
development goals. More recently, the Ministry of Labor and
Social Protection launched a series of regional pilots to
inform decisionmakers on good practice examples in
implementing the reform in the regions. This update is
intended to feed into this on-going process, enabling the
World Bank team to continue to support the Government of the
Russian Federation in its efforts to improve efficacy of its
social assistance system. Through the RAS project, the
social assistance team of the World Bank has established
itself as credible source of robust analysis and solid
technical advice.
Citation
“Yemtsov, Ruslan; Posarac, Aleksandra; Nagernyak, Maria; Albegova, Irina. 2019. Towards More Effective Social Assistance in Russia; Towards More Effective Social Assistance in Russia : An Update of the System Performance Considering New National Target of Halving Poverty by 2024. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/32255 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”