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Coping with Crisis
Leonardo A. Lanzona, Jr. Professor, Economics Department Ateneo de Manila University
Social Indicators Even before the crisis, the social welfare has not
been faring well, even as the country was experiencing unprecedented growth. More importantly, the situation is bound to worsen because of the absence of social safeguards that will allow the poorest regions to withstand any crisis. The crisis is so large that no amount of remittances can cover for the damages. In almost all cases, the situation in Mindanao has not improved or even worsened.
1
Poverty Incidence
Subsistence Incidence
2
Primary School Drop-out Rates
High School Drop-Outs
3
Potable Water
Sanitary Toilets
4
Living in Makeshift Housing
Malnutrition
5
Current Spending per Student
11
Per Capita Health Expenditures
6
Introduction of the CCT: Response to the Crisis Conditional Cash Transfers—monthly subsidies provided to the poorest households on condition that the parents send their children to school and provide themselves and their children the necessary health care Transfers are minimum: P500 per child who is at schooling age Began early this year and to be scaled up at the latter part of the year: the Government announced its intention to scale-up the APP program to 300,000 households in 2008 itself. Whereas DSWD was allocated P 299 million to reach 20,000 households in the GAA for 2008, it is now working to scale-up the program with the understanding that it will receive additional budgetary resources to do so. Not to be confused with unconditional cash transfers (UCT)
Objectives of the CCT To reduce poverty now and in the
future Poverty now can be decreased if the
poorest of the poor households are offered the subsidy Poverty in the future can be minimized if the transfer is used to increase enrollments, improve health and to enhance the general welfare of the household, particularly in terms of their household composition and nutrition (food consumption).
7
Crucial Steps Targeting: Need to establish a uniform
and objective basis for deciding who are eligible Monitoring and Evaluation: Regular monitoring and yearly assessment of the impact of the project Necessary for management process Necessary for the continued
implementation of the project
Main Components of Targeting Geographic Targeting: To determine the
regions and provinces that are the poorest and in need of welfare assistance Proxy Means Test: To identify the households within the poorest provinces who are eligible for the program, particularly in terms of their schooling, health and consumption needs Verification: To check prior to the distribution of the cash transfer for the errors in the identification
8
Key Issues How do we scale-up the project?
Do we include Metro Manila? How do we verify the eligible households? How do we deal with the supply side? How do we address the specific risks? What is the role of the LGUs?
9
Leonardo A. Lanzona, Jr. Professor, Economics Department Ateneo de Manila University
Social Indicators Even before the crisis, the social welfare has not
been faring well, even as the country was experiencing unprecedented growth. More importantly, the situation is bound to worsen because of the absence of social safeguards that will allow the poorest regions to withstand any crisis. The crisis is so large that no amount of remittances can cover for the damages. In almost all cases, the situation in Mindanao has not improved or even worsened.
1
Poverty Incidence
Subsistence Incidence
2
Primary School Drop-out Rates
High School Drop-Outs
3
Potable Water
Sanitary Toilets
4
Living in Makeshift Housing
Malnutrition
5
Current Spending per Student
11
Per Capita Health Expenditures
6
Introduction of the CCT: Response to the Crisis Conditional Cash Transfers—monthly subsidies provided to the poorest households on condition that the parents send their children to school and provide themselves and their children the necessary health care Transfers are minimum: P500 per child who is at schooling age Began early this year and to be scaled up at the latter part of the year: the Government announced its intention to scale-up the APP program to 300,000 households in 2008 itself. Whereas DSWD was allocated P 299 million to reach 20,000 households in the GAA for 2008, it is now working to scale-up the program with the understanding that it will receive additional budgetary resources to do so. Not to be confused with unconditional cash transfers (UCT)
Objectives of the CCT To reduce poverty now and in the
future Poverty now can be decreased if the
poorest of the poor households are offered the subsidy Poverty in the future can be minimized if the transfer is used to increase enrollments, improve health and to enhance the general welfare of the household, particularly in terms of their household composition and nutrition (food consumption).
7
Crucial Steps Targeting: Need to establish a uniform
and objective basis for deciding who are eligible Monitoring and Evaluation: Regular monitoring and yearly assessment of the impact of the project Necessary for management process Necessary for the continued
implementation of the project
Main Components of Targeting Geographic Targeting: To determine the
regions and provinces that are the poorest and in need of welfare assistance Proxy Means Test: To identify the households within the poorest provinces who are eligible for the program, particularly in terms of their schooling, health and consumption needs Verification: To check prior to the distribution of the cash transfer for the errors in the identification
8
Key Issues How do we scale-up the project?
Do we include Metro Manila? How do we verify the eligible households? How do we deal with the supply side? How do we address the specific risks? What is the role of the LGUs?
9
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