Turkey - 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 Turkey was 9.54 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.54 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1.46 in 2005.

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
2004 2.68
2005 1.46
2006 1.65
2007 1.74
2008 1.91
2009 6.37
2010 7.76
2011 7.42
2012 7.65
2013 5.98
2014 5.77
2015 6.70
2016 6.51
2018 6.58
2019 9.54

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 Turkey was 37.45 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.92 in 2016 and a minimum value of 21.63 in 2004.

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
2004 21.63
2005 26.73
2006 28.96
2007 39.65
2008 41.06
2009 34.57
2010 35.43
2011 33.85
2012 38.43
2013 42.84
2014 36.71
2015 39.62
2016 43.92
2018 37.75
2019 37.45

Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in Turkey was 14.46 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.05 in 2008 and a minimum value of 14.46 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
2004 27.22
2005 27.60
2006 30.50
2007 33.16
2008 37.05
2009 17.97
2010 18.44
2011 18.39
2012 15.86
2013 16.69
2014 17.68
2015 17.10
2016 17.96
2018 15.53
2019 14.46

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 Turkey was 39.61 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.07 in 2008 and a minimum value of 33.01 in 2004.

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
2004 33.01
2005 33.29
2006 36.79
2007 46.45
2008 56.07
2009 41.71
2010 47.50
2011 48.07
2012 42.46
2013 44.49
2014 46.26
2015 47.76
2016 51.29
2018 40.28
2019 39.61

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 Turkey was 16.93 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.78 in 2008 and a minimum value of 16.93 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
2004 31.07
2005 32.72
2006 33.42
2007 38.05
2008 40.78
2009 22.52
2010 20.29
2011 21.85
2012 18.36
2013 19.00
2014 20.51
2015 20.03
2016 20.09
2018 19.13
2019 16.93

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 Turkey was 8.84 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.70 in 2008 and a minimum value of 8.84 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
2004 29.88
2005 28.42
2006 30.07
2007 32.13
2008 35.70
2009 13.08
2010 12.39
2011 11.92
2012 9.26
2013 11.10
2014 11.73
2015 9.65
2016 10.89
2018 10.13
2019 8.84

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 Turkey was 4.86 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.60 in 2006 and a minimum value of 4.86 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
2004 24.38
2005 25.06
2006 31.60
2007 30.62
2008 31.04
2009 8.97
2010 7.75
2011 6.76
2012 6.27
2013 6.24
2014 6.65
2015 5.48
2016 5.47
2018 5.37
2019 4.86

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 Turkey was 2.07 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.68 in 2008 and a minimum value of 2.07 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
2004 17.76
2005 18.53
2006 20.64
2007 18.58
2008 21.68
2009 3.57
2010 4.32
2011 3.37
2012 2.98
2013 2.63
2014 3.25
2015 2.58
2016 2.11
2018 2.72
2019 2.07

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance