World Bank2023-02-142023-03-062023-02-142023-03-062022https://hdl.handle.net/10986/39413A period of economic growth over the past decade led to a reduction in poverty and improvements in labor market outcomes in Montenegro. Substantial challenges remain, which have been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing attention to the role that social protection plays in reducing poverty and promoting human capital. This note presents a situational analysis of the social protection system in Montenegro. It assesses the extent to which the social protection system in Montenegro fulfils its purpose and proposes areas for reform in the short, medium, and long term. To this end, this note seeks to assess each category of social protection, namely: social assistance, social services, social insurance (specifically pensions) and labor market programs, in terms of program coverage, equity, sustainability and effectiveness.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPOVERTYLABOR MARKETSOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMCASH TRANSFERSPENSIONSCOVID-19ReportWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/39413