Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme

An initiative of the Cabinet Division and the General Economics Division (GED), Bangladesh Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh
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Draft Final Report on Final...

View Document Since the inception of the National...

Leaving No Child Behind: A...

View Document By Arju Afrin Kathy The report titled...

Draft Final Report on Final Review of the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) and Action Plan Phase II (2021-26)

View Document Since the inception of the National Social Security Strategy in 2015, the Government of Bangladesh has developed several complementary policy documents and strategic guidelines to support the effective and timely implementation of the envisaged reforms. The NSSS Gender Policy, approved in 2018, was introduced to ensure that gender considerations are systematically integrated into both programmatic and institutional reforms within the social security system. The Urban Social Protection Strategy and Action Plan (USPSAP), prepared by the Cabinet Division in 2020, provides a clear framework for integrating urban social protection...

Negotiating Social Norms:...

By Arju Afrin Kathy View Document This field-based qualitative study examines the gendered empowerment outcomes of theStrengthening Women’s Ability for Productive New Opportunities (SWAPNO) project of...

Workshop Report on...

By Arju Afrin Kathy View Document The report documents an inception workshop that engaged 50 university students from across Bangladesh to inform the formulation of the...

National Conference on...

By Arju Afrin Kathy View Document The National Conference on Social Protection 2025, held in Dhaka, marked a significant milestone in Bangladesh’s journey toward building an...

Barriers of Accessing...

View Document Barriers of Accessing Social Protection Programmes for the Poor and Marginalized is a diagnostic research study by Dr. Abdur Razzaque, Dr. Syed Mortuza...

From Strategy to...

By Arju A. Kathy, and A. Arifeen View Document The Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme has been at the heart of Bangladesh’s journey to modernize...

Journey Towards an...

View Document Prepared by Arju Afrin Kathy and Aminul Arifeen This document, prepared by the Social Security Policy Support Programme (SSPS), provides an in-depth analysis of...

Qualitative Findings from...

View Document As part of efforts to better understand the real-life impact of social protection programmes, the Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme team conducted...

Capacity Building Workshop...

View Document The two-day workshop titled "Disability Rights and Inclusive Reporting," held on 12th and 13th May 2025 in Rangpur, was a joint initiative by...

Understanding Urban Poverty...

View Document The urgency of addressing urban poverty and vulnerability in Bangladesh stems from rapid urbanisation and rural-to-urban migration, which are reshaping the country’s economic...