What is Social Protection?

Means test (targeting method)

“A means test is a method that aims to target all individuals/households that satisfy some objective criteria and are characterized by a level of living standards below a certain threshold according to a given indicator.”

Source: Cristina Cirillo & Mario Gyori & Fábio Veras Soares, 2017. "Targeting social protection and agricultural interventions: potential for synergies" One Pager 367, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.