Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations

Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations

While the Brazilian social protection system provides instruments to reduce the risk of destitution from old age and disability with broad coverage, protection against labor income shocks in Brazil remains segmented and largely depends on labor sta...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VULNERABILITY
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD
ACCESS TO FINANCE
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/809271635494375909/Enhancing-Resilience-of-Low-Income-Workers-in-Brazil-Financial-Instruments-and-Innovations
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spelling okr-10986-364632021-11-04T05:10:40Z Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations World Bank SOCIAL ASSISTANCE VULNERABILITY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD ACCESS TO FINANCE FINANCIAL INCLUSION While the Brazilian social protection system provides instruments to reduce the risk of destitution from old age and disability with broad coverage, protection against labor income shocks in Brazil remains segmented and largely depends on labor status and household composition. In 2019, nearly one-third of households in Brazil lived below the Cadastro Único poverty line but many of them were above the eligibility threshold of Bolsa Família (BF). This note seeks to inform the design of a financial product and complementary actions that the government of Brazil could adopt to strengthen resilience of families in BF and Cadastro Único, particularly those working in the informal economy. 2021-11-03T15:30:38Z 2021-11-03T15:30:38Z 2021-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/809271635494375909/Enhancing-Resilience-of-Low-Income-Workers-in-Brazil-Financial-Instruments-and-Innovations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36463 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Latin America & Caribbean Brazil
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topic SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VULNERABILITY
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD
ACCESS TO FINANCE
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
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VULNERABILITY
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD
ACCESS TO FINANCE
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
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Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations
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description While the Brazilian social protection system provides instruments to reduce the risk of destitution from old age and disability with broad coverage, protection against labor income shocks in Brazil remains segmented and largely depends on labor status and household composition. In 2019, nearly one-third of households in Brazil lived below the Cadastro Único poverty line but many of them were above the eligibility threshold of Bolsa Família (BF). This note seeks to inform the design of a financial product and complementary actions that the government of Brazil could adopt to strengthen resilience of families in BF and Cadastro Único, particularly those working in the informal economy.
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title Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations
title_short Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations
title_full Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations
title_fullStr Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations
title_sort enhancing resilience of low income workers in brazil : financial instruments and innovations
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
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