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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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	SOCIAL ASSISTANCE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY LINE INEQUALITY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT POOR HOUSEHOLD PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/598811601533791503/Poverty-and-Social-Assistance-in-the-Turkish-Cypriot-Community http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34613

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spelling	okr-10986-346132021-05-25T09:48:31Z Poverty and Social Assistance in the Turkish Cypriot Community World Bank SOCIAL ASSISTANCE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY LINE INEQUALITY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT POOR HOUSEHOLD PUBLIC EXPENDITURE 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. 2020-10-14T13:26:06Z 2020-10-14T13:26:06Z 2019-02 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/598811601533791503/Poverty-and-Social-Assistance-in-the-Turkish-Cypriot-Community http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34613 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Europe and Central Asia Cyprus
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description	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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title	Poverty and Social Assistance in the Turkish Cypriot Community
title_short	Poverty and Social Assistance in the Turkish Cypriot Community
title_full	Poverty and Social Assistance in the Turkish Cypriot Community
title_fullStr	Poverty and Social Assistance in the Turkish Cypriot Community
title_full_unstemmed	Poverty and Social Assistance in the Turkish Cypriot Community
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/598811601533791503/Poverty-and-Social-Assistance-in-the-Turkish-Cypriot-Community http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34613
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Poverty and Social Assistance in the Turkish Cypriot Community

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