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The social protection floor (SPF) [1] is the first level of protection in a national social protection system. It is a basic set of social rights derived from human right treaties, including access to essential services (such as health, education, housing, water and sanitation, and others, as defined nationally) and social transfers, in cash or in kind, to guarantee economic security, food ...
Social protection is an expensive and difficult endeavor, by any means; the question remains how best to implement programs that effectively aid the people who need it the most. Currently, there are a number of mechanisms that provide social protection in various nations. These policies and instruments vary according to country context.
The State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Dövlət Sosial Müdafiə Fondu) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating activities in the sector of social insurance and provision of pensions to citizens of Azerbaijan Republic.
In 2016, the expenditures of State Social Protection Fund amounted AZN 3 078.6 million, of which AZN 1,100 million was transferred from the state budget, [4] and in 2014, these indicators were AZN 2 928.5 million and AZN 1,142 accordingly.
"Social Security is a bedrock of our middle class. You pay into it for 40 quarters, you earned it, it should be there when you retire," Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat who lost his seat in ...
The Social Security Fairness Act cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday, soaring past the 60 votes it needs to advance by a vote of 73-27. This puts the legislation on a glide path toward final ...
Social insurance system: N/A: N/A Algeria: Social assistance: Social insurance system: N/A: N/A Argentina: Basic pension: Social insurance system: No, closed in 2008: N/A Armenia: Social assistance: Social insurance system: Mandatory individual accounts: Voluntary pensions Australia: Social assistance: Mandatory occupational pension system: N/A ...
Pioneering protection policies created by the World Bank and IFC require the lenders to evaluate investments for their social and environmental impacts in advance of financing. Governments and companies that take bank money are obligated to make sure that displaced people receive help securing a new place to live and new employment.