The Development Of A Social Protection Policy And Strategy

Date

Aligned with the national objective of building a resilient society, this Social Protection Policy emphasises strengthened community and household resilience with a particular focus on the poor and vulnerable, with social protection playing a critical role including reaching those most at risk of decline in the face of economic challenges and disasters. More broadly, this includes better targeting and greater reach with social assistance, more expansive coverage through social insurance schemes (including social security), access to tailored training and economic support within the context of robust labour markets, and support to improved livelihoods including both on-farm and small enterprise support. It also means strengthening social care networks and local government involvement in service delivery that helps build resilience in neighbourhoods and communities, based on the protective norms already in place in Dominican society.

General Objectives

This Policy is intended to advance the delivery of efficient, effective, and sustainable social protection services through an integrated social protection system. This includes social assistance, contributory social protection programming, effective labour market and livelihoods planning and programming, decentralised social care community-based service provision, and gender-sensitive, child-friendly, and shock-responsive social protection programme design and service delivery.

Beneficiaries
All members of the Dominican society in need of social protection
Country
Type
Programmes
Responsible institution
Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Climate Resilience and Social Security
Topics / Chapters
 B. Girls, boys, adolescents and youth
C. Ageing and social protection
E. Gender equality
Main Priority Measure

B.10 - Policies and programs for youth

Promote and invest in labour and employment policies and special training programmes for youth to boost personal and collective capabilities and initiative and to enable them to reconcile studies and work activities, without precarious working conditions and guaranteeing equal opportunities and treatment.

C.18 - Quality aging

Formulate policies with a gender perspective to ensure a good quality of life in old age, not only for urban dwellers, but also for those who live in rural and forest areas.

C.28 - Dignified old age

Foster policies to encourage individuals to save during their active, productive life so that in the long run they can enjoy a decent old age.

E.50 - Public policies with a gender perspective

Fulfil the commitment to promote and ensure gender mainstreaming and its intersection with perspectives on race, ethnicity, age, social class and disability status in all public policies, especially in economic and cultural policies, and coordination between branches of government and social stakeholders, including organizations of young, Afro-descendent or indigenous women, to ensure gender equality.

E.53 - Policies and care services

Develop and strengthen policies and universal care services based on the highest human rights standards, from a gender equality and intergenerational perspective, in order to share the delivery of services between the State, the private sector, civil society, families and households and between men and women and facilitate dialogue and coordination between all the parties involved.

E.63 - Gender statistics

Strengthen the capacity of countries to prepare and disseminate the gender statistics needed for the formulation of public policies on gender equality and the empowerment of women.