What is Social Protection?

Social insurance

“Social insurance consists of programmes providing protection against life-course contingencies such as maternity and old age, or work-related contingencies such as unemployment or sickness (…) Normally, social insurance is financed from contributions by workers and their employers”.

Also see: Social security

Source: Barrientos, A. 2010. "Poverty Reduction and Policy Regimes Thematic Paper: Social Protection and Poverty". Social Policy and Development Programme Paper No. 42. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, Switzerland. <http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/(httpAuxPages)/973B0F57CA78D834C12576DB003BE255/$file/Barrientos-pp.pdf>. Accessed 14 April 2020.