Project Information Document - National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up - P176935 (English)

But thanks to the low COVID-19 caseload in the country, the subsequent rapid easing of COVID-19 restrictions, a rebound in global oil prices and remittance inflows in the fourth quarter of 2020, and counteracting government policies, the economy showed signs of growth and recovery in the fourth quarter. [...] However, the establishment and operation of the National Social Safety Nets Coordination Office (NASSCO) under the National Social Safety Nets Project (NASSP, P151488) made significant contributions in the areas of targeting and coordinating social safety net related programs at the federal government level leveraging the National Social Registry (NSR) and the Development Partners Group on social [...] The World Bank has been a key partner in the government’s effort to expand and strengthen the social protection programs and systems, particularly through its support to different national programs: the National Social Safety Net Project (NASSP, P151488), Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO, P126964), Community and Social Development Program (CSDP, P090644) and the recently approv [...] These programs, particularly the YESSO and NASSP, support the development of the NSR and launched the country’s flagship cash transfer program for the poor (regular-CT). [...] In the context of NASP regular-CT targeting, the PMT scores in the NSR classifies three quarters of these households as being in the bottom 6 deciles of the national consumption distribution.