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Challenges and opportunities for age verification in low and middle-income countries

Pension Watch: Briefings on Social Security in Older Age

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HelpAge International
2011
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The focus of this paper is on practical considerations for the design and implementation of new registration systems. It illustrates why registration for age-based transfers is administratively simpler and thus easier to implement at national scale than registration systems based on income or poverty level. It also provides observations and lessons for strengthening existing weak and ineffective registration systems. While civil registration and the creation of identity systems are key government functions, the paper also looks at the role that civil society can play in both the initial registration and the improvement of systems in the longer term.

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