Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme

An initiative of the Cabinet Division and the General Economics Division (GED) of Bangladesh Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh
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A Model of Urban Social Protection in Bangladesh

View Document The constitutional provision of the right to social security and the people-centric sociopolitical commitment of the Government lead to formulation of the National...

Urban Social Protection Strategy and Action Plan in Bangladesh

View Document The rapid industrialization, transformation in pattern of economic activities and disaster induced hardship in rural areas have driven massive urbanization in Bangladesh. The...

Diagnostics for Urban Poverty and the Social Security Needs of the Urban Poor Study in Bangladesh

View Document Despite the extra-ordinary achievements in terms of the income growth, human development and vulnerability reduction, poverty, especially the urban one, has remained a...

Building a Social Protection System to Address Urban Poverty in Bangladesh

View Document Urban poverty is often associated with factors such as low living conditions, low wage labour, malnutrition etc. Urban poverty increased in the late...

Social Safety Nets: Not many urban poor getting help

Says World Bank report Rejaul Karim Byron and Sohel Parvez Most of the poor people in urban areas remain deprived of the government’s social protection benefits. Only 17.84 percent...