Armenia - Social safety net programs

Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Armenia was 18.30 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.38 in 2010 and a minimum value of 15.15 in 2008.

Definition: Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

See also:

Year Value
2008 15.15
2009 16.97
2010 18.38
2011 15.53
2012 18.21
2013 17.07
2014 16.99
2015 15.89
2016 15.58
2017 17.36
2018 18.30

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Armenia was 35.93 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.48 in 2017 and a minimum value of 31.13 in 2012.

Definition: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

See also:

Year Value
2008 34.05
2009 32.28
2010 32.43
2011 31.83
2012 31.13
2013 31.28
2014 32.35
2015 33.20
2016 31.61
2017 37.48
2018 35.93

Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in Armenia was 29.45 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.08 in 2017 and a minimum value of 19.60 in 2009.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

See also:

Year Value
2008 22.44
2009 19.60
2010 23.22
2011 20.23
2012 25.04
2013 24.63
2014 28.40
2015 29.53
2016 33.38
2017 35.08
2018 29.45

Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population) in Armenia was 42.49 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.70 in 2017 and a minimum value of 27.45 in 2011.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

See also:

Year Value
2008 34.10
2009 28.15
2010 32.78
2011 27.45
2012 36.92
2013 34.41
2014 40.12
2015 43.67
2016 47.29
2017 47.70
2018 42.49

Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population) in Armenia was 33.08 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.62 in 2017 and a minimum value of 19.35 in 2009.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

See also:

Year Value
2008 27.58
2009 19.35
2010 24.26
2011 21.34
2012 28.95
2013 25.44
2014 31.93
2015 34.51
2016 35.48
2017 36.62
2018 33.08

Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population) in Armenia was 29.88 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.65 in 2017 and a minimum value of 18.71 in 2011.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

See also:

Year Value
2008 19.44
2009 18.90
2010 24.08
2011 18.71
2012 22.42
2013 23.84
2014 27.01
2015 26.34
2016 32.77
2017 36.65
2018 29.88

Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population) in Armenia was 25.27 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.21 in 2017 and a minimum value of 16.53 in 2011.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

See also:

Year Value
2008 16.62
2009 17.89
2010 18.27
2011 16.53
2012 19.27
2013 21.87
2014 23.29
2015 24.55
2016 25.56
2017 31.21
2018 25.27

Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population) in Armenia was 16.57 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.81 in 2016 and a minimum value of 13.71 in 2009.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

See also:

Year Value
2008 14.47
2009 13.71
2010 16.70
2011 17.12
2012 17.66
2013 17.63
2014 19.64
2015 18.58
2016 25.81
2017 23.22
2018 16.57

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance