Social protection expenditure review in Jordan

Genesis was contracted by UNICEF to examine social protection spending and efficiency in Jordan with the aim of bolstering the government’s efforts in scaling up programmes across the country, while improving their efficiency, quality and uptake.

The social protection public expenditure review examined public expenditures over a period of four years – from 2018/2019 to 2021/2022.

It covered four areas of the national social protection system: social assistance (non-contributory), subsidies, social insurance (contributory) and social services (with a focus on protection and care programmes).

The review included the following:

• A sector overview and vulnerability analysis.
• Policy and institutional review, and assessment of linkages of expenditures with sector targets.
• Social protection sector-wide public expenditure analysis (including the composition of spending, and spending trends).
• An analysis of the adequacy, efficiency and effectiveness of public spending on social protection for the selected areas.
• Equity and distributional impacts of public spending for vulnerable groups and disadvantaged areas.
• Financing of the sector, including ad-hoc spending during Covid-19, off-budget support and aid.

The in-depth review sets the stage for the development of a more robust and equitable social protection system in Jordan.