Romania : Considering Options for Extending Social Protection Coverage to Elderly Farmers

The Romanian government recognizes that there are current and future problems related to the risk of old-age poverty among elderly farmers, and has been working on sustainable solutions to avert this risk. The main objective of this report is to pr...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Social Protection Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY AGING POPULATION AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT ARABLE LAND BASIC BENEFIT BENEFICIARY BENEFIT FORMULA BENEFIT LEVELS CASH INCOME COMMERCIAL FARMS COST-EFFECTIVENESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS DEBT DEBT FINANCING DECLINE IN POVERTY DEFINED BENEFIT DEFINED-CONTRIBUTION PENSION DEPENDENCY RATIO DIRECT BENEFICIARIES DISABILITY PENSION DISABILITY PENSIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMILY FARMS FAMILY MEMBERS FARM ACTIVITY FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM SIZE FARM WORK FARMER FARMERS FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMING COMMUNITY FARMING HOUSEHOLDS FARMING SEASON FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL DEFICITS FLAT RATE CONTRIBUTIONS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD PRODUCTION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS WAGE HEALTH CARE HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME LEVELS INCOME SECURITY INCOME SHOCK INCOME SUPPORT INCOME VOLATILITY INCOMES FROM AGRICULTURE INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE PENSION INSURANCE PENSIONS IRRIGATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LACK OF CREDIT LAND AS COLLATERAL LAND HOLDINGS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND SIZE LANDHOLDERS LANDHOLDINGS LANDOWNERS LIABILITY LIFE ANNUITY LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW LIQUIDITY MAJORITY OF FARMERS MANDATORY PILLARS MANDATORY SCHEME MARKET ECONOMY MEANS TESTING MEANS TESTS MINIMUM INCOME MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION MORTALITY MULTIPILLAR PENSION SYSTEM NATIONAL PENSION NEGATIVE INCOME SHOCK NET INCOME NONFARM INCOME OLD AGE OLD AGE PENSION OLD AGE POVERTY OLD-AGE PENSIONS OLDER PEOPLE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SYSTEM PENSION AGE PENSION BENEFIT PENSION BENEFITS PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PENSION FUND PENSION FUND MANAGEMENT PENSION INCOME PENSION PAYMENTS PENSION PROGRAM PENSION REFORM PENSION SCHEME PENSION SCHEMES PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEM PARAMETERS PENSION SYSTEM REFORMS PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONER PENSIONERS PENSIONS PERSONAL INCOME PILLAR BENEFITS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR BENEFICIARIES POOR FAMILIES POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GAP POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISK POVERTY STATUS PUBLIC PENSION RATE OF RETURN RETIREE RETIREES RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE RETIREMENT AGES RETIREMENT INCOME REVENUE COLLECTION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL SECTOR SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAVINGS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SMALL FARMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE BENEFITS SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM SOCIAL PENSION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TARGETING TAX TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY RATE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES VALUATION WAR WELFARE LEVEL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/16282603/romania-considering-options-extending-social-protection-coverage-elderly-farmers-romania-considering-options-extending-social-protection-coverage-elderly-farmers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12583

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Summary:	The Romanian government recognizes that there are current and future problems related to the risk of old-age poverty among elderly farmers, and has been working on sustainable solutions to avert this risk. The main objective of this report is to provide recommendations to the policy makers in Romania in designing a non-contributory program for poor elderly, including farmers. To this end, the report (i) evaluates the current semi-subsistence farming structure and the income situation of farmers in Romania, including access to EU support programs; (ii) provides an overview of the social protection currently available to elderly farmers in Romania through the existing social insurance and social assistance system; and (iii) presents options for a non-contributory scheme for the elderly poor, including farmers, and analyzes the fiscal and poverty impact and the administrative feasibility of each option.

Romania : Considering Options for Extending Social Protection Coverage to Elderly Farmers

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