Review of the Public Expenditures in Social Protection in Niger (Anglais)

This review responds to the request of the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection for a diagnostics of the structure and fiscal sustainability of social protection and labor expenditures in Niger. It also seeks to provide the Dispositif National...  Voir la suite This review responds to the request of the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection for a diagnostics of the structure and fiscal sustainability of social protection and labor expenditures in Niger. It also seeks to provide the Dispositif National de Gestion et Prévention des Crises Alimentaires (DNPGCA) and other stakeholders with detailed information on programs, spending and coverage over the 2008-2017 period. Finally, it explores ways to improve the efficiency and impact of public spending on poverty reduction and response to shocks through social protection. The review covers the main social protection programs in Niger, including shock-response mechanisms. Programs are classified into four categories: social safety nets, social insurance, labor market, and general subsidies. Social safety nets comprise unconditional and conditional cash transfers, food and in-kind transfers, school feeding programs, public works, nutrition programs and fee waivers. The review uses the term ‘core’ safety nets to specifically refer to multi-year and predictable transfers, typically accompanied by measures to build people’s resilience over time.  Réduire