SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
Expand and Improve Social Safety Nets to Better Protect the Poor and Vulnerable
The Government of Jordan is making efforts to promote more inclusive growth and reduce the impact of certain fiscal reforms, including increases in the price of electricity and water, the Government expanded and improved the social safety net to better protect the less privileged and to facilitate their transition out of poverty, including doubling the National Aid Fund beneficiaries who receive cash transfers, and improving its targeting of assistance to poor families and making it more cost effective. It aims to expand coverage to more families, with the goal of reducing poverty by 35 percent.
Reform Area
7.1 SOCIAL SAFETY NET FRAMEWORK
Achieved
2018 – 2023
NAF’s new Takaful cash transfer program (2019 - 2021) launched and expanded
NAF uses Takaful platform to provide emergency cash transfers to households affected by the pandemic (2020-2021)
Takaful targeting methodology revised based on findings from the targeting evaluation
Re-certification data collection for NAF old beneficiaries finalized
Takaful beneficiaries re-certified using improved Takaful formula
NAF beneficiaries migration to Takaful program initiated
Needs based electricity support targeting mechanism approved
Needs based water delivery targeting mechanism approved
Reduce cost of energy on vulnerable populations (‘Solar to the poor’ project)
”Solar to the Poor” project extended (2022)
”Solar to the Poor” project extended (2023)
National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) (2019 - 2025) endorsed and implemented
Strategy workplan and funding analysis produced and endorsed by steering committee
NSPS three pillars action plans and activities reviewed with all strategy stakeholders based on national priorities to respond to the covid – 19 crises
NSPC action plan updated based on the review of the strategy
Development of a unified reporting mechanism as part of a monitoring and evaluation system for the NSPS initiated
An analytical dashboard study for the NSPS completed
Development of a new pillar on shock responsiveness under the NSPS initiated
NSPC annual report for 2022 released
Economic Empowerment Program for vulnerable population approved and NUR launched Direct integration between NAF MIS and PSPs to improve payment disbursement process and accountability
Economic Empowerment Program for vulnerable populations financed and implemented
NUR for social protection plan endorsed
In Progress
2024
NAF beneficiaries migrated to Takaful program
NUR operationalized as single assistance gateway
NSPC action plan and achievements reviewed
NSPS dashboard developed
Generate automated regular reports on NSPS
National protection strategy’s shock responsive pillar developed
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