1 “...Social protection systems play a key stabilising role for individuals and societies, especially...”

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3 “...Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors sup...”

4 “..., or as the principal instrument for delivering social protection. Such safety-net benefits aim primarily at providing...”

5 “... have a major impact on key aspects of social-protection effectiveness. All types of scheme can achieve...”

6 “...Social protection systems use a range of entitlement criteria. First-tier support typically...”

7 “... country contexts. Results illustrate the challenges, but also the strengths, of existing social protection...”