Social Protection

Building social protection floors
and comprehensive social security systems

Result achieved

A social protection scheme to extend coverage, enhance comprehensiveness and/or increase adequacy of benefits has been adopted or reformed (Step 2)

Number of countries that have adopted or reformed social protection schemes to extend coverage, enhance comprehensiveness and/or increase adequacy of benefits (Step 2)
31.07.2021 TLS901 Public 2020-21 | 8.1.1

Linked projects

Outcome summary

A pilot Cash Transfer to pregnant women, children up to 6 years and children with disabilities was launched

Outcome achieved

The Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI) launched in July 2021 a new generation of the Pilot Cash Transfer Bolsa da Mae Program for universal coverage targeting pregnant women, children up to 6 years and children with disabilities . A gradual expansion will start with under 3 years old in 2022 and will reach under 6 years old in 2025. In 2022, it is estimated to cover 6,934 pregnant women, 20,476 children under 3 and 5,154 children with disability. In 2024, it is estimated to cover 7,157 pregnant women, 34,678 children under 5, 5,319 children with disability. Monthly amounts will be paid as US$15 during pregnancy, US$20 per child and US$10 for disability.

ILO's contribution to the outcome

ILO contributed with technical inputs to the design proposal developed by DFAT-MSSI on the new generation of Bolsa da Mae program, resulting in the simplification of the initial proposed designed. ILO supported the MSSI to explore options to extend coverage and improve the benefit amount of the current national CT Bolsa da Mae program, as well as to estimate the financial impact of the different options.

Gender equality & non-discrimination

The National Social Protection Strategy target different vulnerable groups, including women along their life cycle. Furthermore, one of the Priority Activities of the new National Social Protection Strategy involves the assessment of the impact of benefits on the most vulnerable groups (including women) and assess the adequacy of existing measures and opportunities to improve the social protection system efficiency.

Partnerships

Ministry of Social Solidarity Timor-Leste

SDG

SDG
Goals
  • End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Targets
  • 1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable

Impacts

  • Number of persons with more comprehensive social protection (additional risks covered)
    Total: 32,564 Children: 20,476 Persons with disabilities: 5,154 Pregnant women: 6,934
Family/ child/ parental