Poverty and Social Assistance in the Turkish Cypriot Community

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作者：

World Bank

来源地址：

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34613

关键词：

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE;  POVERTY REDUCTION;  POVERTY LINE;  INEQUALITY;  SCHOOL ENROLLMENT;  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT;  POOR HOUSEHOLD;  PUBLIC EXPENDITURE;  Report;  Rapport;  Informe; 

年份：

2019

出版地：

Washington,USA

语种：

English

摘要：

This report profiles poverty and assesses the performance of the social assistance (SA) system in the Turkish Cypriot community (TCc). The aim of this report is to provide information and evidence-based analysis to policy-makers on the determinants of poverty in the TCc and on the effectiveness of the community's social assistance programs, with the ultimate objective of putting forward recommendations on how to improve policy alleviating measures. The poverty profile developed in this report can provide policymakers with vital information on the characteristics and living conditions of poor households in the TCc. The report presents information on the poverty and inequality rates in the TCc, highlights the individual and household characteristics of the poor, as well as the regional aspects of poverty. This report also presents the first assessment of the TCc's SA system since 2006. This report consists of three chapters. The first chapter describes the data used and the methodology adopted in the report. The second chapter presents poverty and inequality indicators for the TCc and provides a profile of poor households. The third chapter focuses on the SA system in the TCc. After briefly describing such system, the chapter assesses its performance. Some concluding remarks and policy recommendations bring the note to a close.