1. Rapid assessment Toolkit
A list of tools available to carry out stocktaking and SPF assessment

2. What is the toolkit?
tools from the national institutions and UN organizations which can provide data to carry out a first assessment in your countries
Data collection tools (survey, etc)
Assessment tools (
Costing tools
Impact analysis tools (EPRI simulation tool)
Continuous process

3. Objective
Contribute to the Assessment Based National Dialogue (ABND) by:
Providing quantified data regarding gaps in terms of population coverage, coverage adequacy and availability of supply
 contribute to identify most urgent needs for further government actions

5. Tools factsheet template

6. Indicators’ specification

7. A wide range of tools: from composite indexes – ex: the Social Protection Index (ADB) |
Based on a set of four indicators (or groups of indicators):
Social Protection Expenditure Indicator: SP expenditure as % of GDP
Social Protection Coverage Aggregate indicator: SP beneficiaries as % of target population
Poverty Targeting Indicator: Poor SP beneficiaries as a % of poor population
Social Protection Impact Indicator: Per capita SP expenditure going to the poor as % of current poverty line)

8. Social Protection Index (foll.)
Identifies seven target groups to calculate coverage
The unemployed/ under-employed for labour market programs;
The elderly for pension schemes and other assistance for the elderly;
Total population for health care and health insurance programmes;
The poor for social assistance and welfare programs;
The poor for micro-credit programs;
The disabled for disability programs;
Poor children for child protection programs

9. ADB indicators for Asian countries: expenditure
Source: ADB

10. ADB indicators for Asian countries: Coverage
Source: ADB

11. ADB indicators for Asian countries: Targeting
Source: ADB

12. ADB indicators for Asian countries: Impact
Source: ADB

13. ADB indicators for Asian countries: Overall index
Source: ADB

14. Investment in social protection & coverage
Source: ILO calculation using ADB data

15. ADB | Investment in social protection &
ADB | Investment in social protection & levels of benefits paid to the poor
Source: ADB

16. … to user friendly tools to help you in the national dialogue process…
Pension watch - HAI

17. Caveat Indicators may be the same… but definitions different
The objective of the assessment is not to compare countries but to provide a baseline and monitor progress
We want a « simple » but robust approach for the assessment: a crude identifier of the most urgent needs for government actions as well as support through the UN system