Belarus - 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 Belarus was 14.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.16 in 2016 and a minimum value of 6.83 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/)

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Year Value
2008 6.83
2009 7.48
2010 7.16
2012 8.15
2013 11.09
2014 12.76
2015 12.82
2016 42.16
2017 13.81
2018 13.54
2019 14.00

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 Belarus was 28.13 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.54 in 2008 and a minimum value of 23.80 in 2013.

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/)

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Year Value
2008 29.54
2009 27.63
2010 29.20
2012 28.58
2013 23.80
2014 26.39
2015 24.53
2016 27.14
2017 24.76
2018 24.02
2019 28.13

Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in Belarus was 47.07 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.95 in 2008 and a minimum value of 47.07 in 2019.

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/)

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Year Value
2008 59.95
2009 58.55
2010 58.28
2012 57.30
2013 54.10
2014 55.24
2015 52.70
2016 54.08
2017 53.53
2018 49.07
2019 47.07

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 Belarus was 61.24 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.11 in 2009 and a minimum value of 55.08 in 2018.

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/)

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Year Value
2008 69.87
2009 71.11
2010 68.87
2012 66.20
2013 62.92
2014 66.39
2015 60.86
2016 64.86
2017 61.79
2018 55.08
2019 61.24

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 Belarus was 51.23 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.82 in 2008 and a minimum value of 51.23 in 2019.

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/)

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Year Value
2008 63.82
2009 63.32
2010 58.37
2012 62.33
2013 59.92
2014 60.10
2015 57.40
2016 56.70
2017 55.35
2018 52.22
2019 51.23

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 Belarus was 45.87 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.63 in 2008 and a minimum value of 45.87 in 2019.

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/)

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Year Value
2008 60.63
2009 58.61
2010 59.30
2012 60.14
2013 56.48
2014 54.42
2015 50.43
2016 52.24
2017 55.69
2018 54.90
2019 45.87

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 Belarus was 43.24 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.64 in 2010 and a minimum value of 42.50 in 2018.

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/)

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Year Value
2008 56.80
2009 53.29
2010 57.64
2012 53.44
2013 49.32
2014 50.16
2015 50.03
2016 50.48
2017 50.65
2018 42.50
2019 43.24

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 Belarus was 33.92 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.61 in 2008 and a minimum value of 33.92 in 2019.

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/)

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Year Value
2008 48.61
2009 46.44
2010 47.24
2012 44.43
2013 41.87
2014 45.12
2015 44.79
2016 46.13
2017 44.18
2018 40.63
2019 33.92

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance