Poverty and Social Assistance in the Turkish Cypriot Community
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...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/598811601533791503/Poverty-and-Social-Assistance-in-the-Turkish-Cypriot-Community http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34613 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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