SESSION 2: DATA COLLECTION

Inception Workshop on SPI Update 2-4 April 2014 ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines

IMPORTANT POINTS
Nature of Data to be collected

Data to be collected are not complex Not centralized Need to contact numerous agencies Consolidate reports and statistical digests

The data for the revised SPI are confined to government/government sponsored programs.

Needs to be done

Follow up visits Double checking Exercise professional judgment

DATA TO BE COLLECTED
The data to be collected are classified as:

Basic Statistics economic and social statistics Social Protection Information for

programs that cover the risks associated with unemployment, sickness, maternity, disability, employment injury and old age (pension).

Social Insurance

Social Assistance

programs that provide assistance to old age, health, disaster and child protection.

directed at the unemployed and underemployed such as food-for-work and skills development and trainings.

Labor Market Program

BASIC STATISTICS
Data Item Gross Domestic Product, GDP (current prices) GDP per capita (at current prices) Gross National Income, GNI (at current prices) Total Population Number of unemployed/underemployed Magnitude millions units millions millions millions Data Source National accounts National accounts National accounts Census Labor Force Surveys/Household Surveys Census Labor Force Surveys Poverty Assessment (Surveys) Social Welfare Departments Census Social Welfare Departments/Disaster Management Bodies Poverty Assessment (Surveys) Census Central Bank Average for the year Mid-year Underemployed are those working under 35 hours per week/unpaid family workers/seasonal workers Mid-year GDP / Total Population Notes

Population aged 60 and over Employed population Population living below the national poverty line Disabled population

millions millions millions

millions

Children aged 0 to 14 Disaster Affected Population

millions millions

Per capita poverty line income

units

Average Household size Exchange Rate

persons

SOCIAL PROTECTION CATEGORIES AND TYPES OF PROGRAMS

Social Protection Category/Type of Program SOCIAL INSURANCE Pensions Unemployment Insurance Health Insurance Other social insurance (maternity, disability benefits) SOCIAL ASSISTANCE Assistance for the elderly (e.g., noncontributory basic allowances for the elderly, old-age allowances) Health assistance (e.g., reduced medical fees for vulnerable groups) Child protection (school feeding, scholarships, fee waivers, allowances for orphans, street children initiatives) Family allowances (e.g., in-kind or cash transfers to assist families with young children to meet part of their basic needs) Welfare and social services targeted at the sick, the poor, the disabled, and other vulnerable groups Disaster relief and assistance Cash/in-kind transfers (e.g., food stamps, food aid) Temporary subsidies for utilities and staple foods Excluding any transfers through the tax system Notes

Only if imposed in times of crisis and if targeted at particular vulnerable groups. General subsidies are excluded even if their rationale is to assist the poor. Including food for work programs Included if loans are subsidized and/or job creation is an explicit objective of the program If distinct from social insurance and including retrenchment programs

LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS Direct employment generation through public works programs Direct employment generation through loan-based programs Labor exchanges and other employment services Unemployment benefits Skills development and training

Included if targeted at particular groups, e.g., the unemployed or disadvantaged children. General vocational training is excluded Sources: Adapted from Ortiz, I., ed. 2002. Defining an Agenda for Poverty Reduction Proceedings of the First Asia and Pacific Forum on Poverty. Manila: ADB; ADB. 2001. Social Protection Strategy. Manila: ADB.

THE SOCIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION

Social Protection Expenditures

Total excluding the operating costs

Social Protection Beneficiaries

Target Beneficiaries the number of people where the SP program is directed (e.g. elderly, children, population affected by a disaster) Actual Beneficiaries the number of people who actually receive the benefits of social protection Poor/Non-poor Female/Male

Others

description of each SP program implementing agency objectives eligibility criteria benefits provided.

POSSIBLE SOURCES OF SP INFORMATION

Major sources are the implementing agencies such as Ministries/Departments of:

Social Welfare Health Education Labor Pension/Insurance

In some instances when the program is financed by local government, data may not be available in Central government agencies, therefore visits to local government may be needed. However, consultants judgment will be required whether to include the program in the calculation. If the program is insignificant, no need to include it in the SPI.

THATS ALL. THANK YOU.