Timor-Leste Social Assistance : Public Expenditure and Program Performance Report

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a young, post-conflict nation endowed with significant oil revenues. Timor-Leste has one of the highest birth rates in the world (2.41 percent population growth) with over 44 percent of the population below...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AGGREGATE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ANTI-POVERTY ANTI-POVERTY POLICY ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM ASSIST COMMUNITIES ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE STRATEGY BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT AMOUNT BENEFIT LEVELS BUDGET ENVELOPE BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGETARY ALLOCATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CASH BENEFITS CASH GRANTS CASH PAYMENTS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD GROWTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD PROTECTION CHRONIC POVERTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMERCIAL BANK CONDITIONAL CASH CONFLICT CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING COPING STRATEGIES COST EFFECTIVENESS CROP YIELDS DISABILITY BENEFITS DISABILITY INSURANCE DISABILITY PENSION DISABILITY PENSIONS DISASTER RELIEF DOMESTIC REVENUE DROUGHT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECONOMIC RISK ECONOMIC SECURITY ECONOMIC SHOCKS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMERGENCY AID ENTITLEMENTS EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INSECURITY FOOD NEEDS FOOD PRICES FOOD PROGRAMS FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAPLES FORMAL CREDIT FORMAL SAFETY NETS GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT SPENDING HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTER HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME SECURITY INCOME SHOCKS INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES INEQUALITY INFLATION INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INTEREST RATES IRRIGATION JOB LOSS LIMITED ACCESS LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MARKET PRICES MEANS TEST MINISTRY OF FINANCE MISMANAGEMENT NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATIONAL WELFARE NATURAL DISASTERS NUMBER OF CHILDREN OIL PRICES OLD AGE OLD AGE POVERTY OPERATIONAL COSTS OPERATIONAL PROCESSES PARTICIPATION RATE PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS PENSION PENSIONS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY LINE POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PERSISTENCE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY RELIEF POVERTY TRAPS PRICE INDEX PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MANAGERS PROGRAM PERFORMANCE PROTECTION POLICIES PROTECTION POLICY PROTECTION SYSTEM PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSFER PUBLIC TRANSFERS PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT EXPENDITURE RISK COPING RISK MANAGEMENT RISK SHARING RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION SAFETY NET SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SELF-INSURANCE SERVICE DELIVERY SHOCK SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL CONTRACT SOCIAL PENSIONS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SPENDING SOCIAL TRANSFER SUBSIDIZATION SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL EXPENDITURE TRANSFER PAYMENTS TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WAR WELFARE LOSS WORKS PROGRAM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17932595/timor-leste-social-assistance-public-expenditure-program-performance-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16454

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Summary:	The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a young, post-conflict nation endowed with significant oil revenues. Timor-Leste has one of the highest birth rates in the world (2.41 percent population growth) with over 44 percent of the population below 15 years of age (Timor-Leste Census, 2010). Since the 2006 crisis, the Government of Timor-Leste has shown a clear commitment to social assistance. Globally, poverty persistence is closely related to major life-cycle disadvantages resulting in low human capital outcomes, and yet large-scale poverty remains unaddressed by current social protection efforts. This expenditure review and performance evaluation report is part of the technical assistance provided to Timor-Leste's Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS) in response to the lack of any national level evaluation of the safety nets system since its inception. To that end, this study seeks to assess the social assistance policy, as well as the performance of the main MSS social assistance programs. More specifically, the aims are to: (1) determine whether existing programs are efficient, effective and sufficient in addressing main vulnerabilities; (2) assess the adequacy and composition of the allocation of financial resources for delivery of government social assistance; (3) review operational and administrative issues; and (4) make recommendations for improving the delivery of social safety nets. Some of the questions that this report seeks to answer include: what are the main risks facing the vulnerable groups in Timor-Leste?; what types of programs are in place to address those risks?; is the range of programs and their financial allocations appropriate for the country's needs?; is the institutional arrangement adequate?; are these programs effective and reaching the intended beneficiaries?; and are they implemented cost-effectively? The report is organized as follows: chapter one gives context, purpose and conceptual framework. Chapter two describes the attributes of the poorest 40 percent and the main vulnerabilities and risks that low-income families in Timor-Leste face. Chapter three provides a historical overview of the social assistance policy and programs that emerged after the 2006-2007 conflict. A summary of levels and trends in aggregate public expenditure on safety nets, composition of spending as well as program-specific budget analysis is presented in chapter four. Chapter five assesses performance of the safety nets by analyzing coverage, targeting effectiveness, and generosity. Chapter six examines impact and targeting efficiency using simulation techniques. Chapter seven assesses implementation capacity, and business processes, and in particular, the following: ID systems, enrollment, payments arrangements and monitoring and evaluation. Chapter eight concludes with implications for social response and policy considerations.

Timor-Leste Social Assistance : Public Expenditure and Program Performance Report

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