What is Social Protection?

Universal benefits

"Tax-financed benefits or transfers that are paid to all citizens or inhabitants falling into a specific category of the population (for example, families with children or people over a certain age".

Source: International Labour Organization. N.d. "Glossary". ILO. <https://www.social-protection.org/gimi/ShowGlossary.action?lettre=t&glosLang=EN>. Accessed 14 May 2020.