The power of the social protection floor lies in its simplicity. The floor is based on the idea that everyone should have access to basic goods and services such as essential health care, primary education, housing, water, and sanitation.
This report shows that the extension of social protection floors can play a pivotal role in relieving people of poverty and deprivation. It can also help people adapt their skills in order to contribute to their community’s overall social and economic improvement. The report also shows how social protection has helped to stabilize aggregate demand in times of crisis and increase resilience against economic shocks, thereby helping to accelerate recovery toward more inclusive and sustainable development.
