1. DFID’s Approach to Social Protection Georgia Rowe Social Protection Team Policy and Research Division DFID, London

2. Page 2 Overview DFID Definition DFID Policy Evolution on Social Protection 2009 White Paper Commitments Social Protection in Practice: Translating the White Paper into Action Social Protection: The Challenges Opportunities for Interagency Collaboration.

3. Page 3 Definition of Social Protection A set of public actions – carried out by the state, civil society or privately, that: a) Enable people to deal more effectively with risk and their vulnerability to crises and changes in circumstances and, a) Help tackle chronic poverty and social exclusion

4. Page 4 Social Protection Instruments DFID recognises four components of SP: Social assistance, non-contributory regular and predictable transfers contributory social insurance, payable following a shock; setting and enforcing minimum standards to protect citizens within the workplace; and access to social welfare services, including child protection.

5. Page 5 DFID Policy Evolution on Social Protection 2006 White Paper: Recognised SP as a right and an essential basic service. Commitments to increase support in 10 countries; 2006-2009: SP mainstreamed across policies – HIV/AIDS, Health, Social Exclusion, Agriculture, Humanitarian, Disaster Risk Reduction; 2009 Social Protection in the context of the downturn: monitoring and supporting global responses. 2009 WP: focus on global interconnectedness. Emphasis on the role of SP in responding to the downturn and mainstreaming.

6. Page 6 2009 White Paper Commitments Help build SP systems to get help to 50 million poor people in over 20 countries over the next three years; SP for those who cannot feed themselves; Help countries plan for climate change, including better access to SP measures; Ensure the UN and multilaterals focus on the poorest countries, fragile states and most vulnerable people; Continue to spend half of future direct support for developing countries on basic services.

7. Page 7 Social Protection in Practice: Translating the White Paper into Action New Poverty Response Team In the context of the financial downturn: Monitoring the impact of the crisis on the poorest - including £1 million support to the GIVAS £200 million support to the Rapid Social Response Facility Developing policy position on ensuring support to the new poor whilst continuing to support the chronically poor Building Back Better – developing systems and bridging the gap between short and long term

8. Page 8 Social Protection in Practice: Translating the White Paper into Action Currently supporting SP initiatives in over 30 countries, regional policy development and dialogue (AU, ASEAN) and S-S learning; Planned - £150m/yr on SP, employment and related interventions; Developing the evidence base: £10 million on cost and affordability, mechanisms, impacts; Supporting a global agreement on what social protection is!; Exploring the ‘Social Protection Floor’

9. Page 9 Social Protection: The Challenges Developing the evidence base: Generaliseable evidence What works in LICs? Fragile states CCTs Financing and affordability; Policy coherence: different entry points, food security, HIV/AIDS, climate change; Cross-disciplinary working.

10. Page 10 Opportunities for Interagency Collaboration Consensus on description of SP and methodology for measuring expenditure; Coordinated support to south-south learning; Improve monitoring and response – GIVAS, RSRF; Developing the evidence.

11. Page 11 THANK YOU!