Social Protection Project

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The objectives of the Social Protection Implementation Project for Macedonia are to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of social protection system through improved administration and long-term sustainability of the pension system and improved targeting and administration of cash benefits. The project includes three components: (i) pension system administration; (ii) social protection program support; and (iii) project management, monitoring and evaluation. The first two components consist of multiple subcomponents. Component 1 comprises support for governance and management reform in the PDF, the development of the pension supervision agency, MLSP capacity building for pension system analysis, policy development and public education, and pension system custody capacity development at the NBRM. Component 2 comprises support for the policy framework for streamlined, cost effective and better targeted cash benefits, implementation of local social planning and deinstitutionalization of social work services, and establishment of inspection, supervision and quality assurance functions; and information management systems and IT capacity strengthening.