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GENERAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

GENERAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM. Training Workshop on " Beneficiary-Oriented Social Assistance Models" 13-15 October 2015 Ankara, Turkey. SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS. SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS. SOCIAL ASSISTANCES IN TURKEY.

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GENERAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

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  1. GENERAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Training Workshop on "Beneficiary-Oriented Social Assistance Models" 13-15 October 2015 Ankara, Turkey

  2. SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS

  3. SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS

  4. SOCIAL ASSISTANCES IN TURKEY CHANGES IN POVERTY RATES(ppp) 2002 -2012 viaPovertyThresholdMethod

  5. SOCIAL ASSISTANCES IN TURKEY 2002 2013

  6. MAIN CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SSYTEM • InstitutionalStructure • Beneficiary-OrientedApproach • IntegratedSystemApproach • Using Management Information SystemsEffectively

  7. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE • Establishment of General Directorate of Social Assistance and Solidarity in 2004 was an important step towards the institutionalization of social assistance programs. • MoFSP has brought institutions responsible for social assistance and social care services together.

  8. The Structure of central decision-making mechanism of GDSA. Social Asistance and Solidarity (SAS) Fund, SAS Foundations and Managing Information Systems (MIS)are three most important dynamic elements that is unique to MoFSP.

  9. USING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS) • A computer-based Management Information Systems (MIS) is created as a part of “e-Transformation Turkey Project”, which aim to use information and technology as an efficient tool for all policy-making and implementation processes of the Government.

  10. SAIS • Thecurrent MIS, namelyIntegratedSocial Assistance Services (SAIS), enablescollectingtheapplications of poorandneedypeopletoanysocialassistanceprogramsfromeachSASFsto a singledatabase in whichsocio-economicstatus of theapplicants can be gatheredfromothercentraldatabasesbyusing web-service technology.

  11. Acquisitions of SAIS • Thepayments of regularassistanceprogrammessuch as cashdonationsocialassisstance program forwomenwhosehusbandsaredead, Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) andassistancesprovidedforthepoorfamilies of thesoldierscould be done online through ISAS. • ISAS providesfeedbackto SASF personnelaboutthenumber of housevisitscompletedandrequiredto be completed in a year. SASF personnel can utilizethisinformation in theirwork-planningprocess. • Transparencyandaccountability; fastandon-time processes; easymonitoringandaccuratecontrolsareachieved. • Bureaucracy is minimizedbyprovidingefficientintegrationbetweenpublicinstitutions. Inthisway, publicresourceswereusedeffectively.

  12. SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOLIDARITY FUND (SASF) • Social Assistance and Solidarity Fund (SASF) was established in 1986 as a response to the poverty increase following the fast enlargement of market economy. • The secretarial services of the Fund has been done by theFund Secretariat.

  13. GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCES (GDSA) • General Directorate of Social Assistances (GDSA) is the main governmental institution functioning in the context of Social Assistances in Turkey. • GDSA operates under the umbrella of Ministry of Family and Social Policies and it is basically responsible for carrying out coherent national Social Assistance activities.

  14. www.sydgm.gov.tr DUTIES OF GDSA

  15. Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundations (SASFs) • Ministryimplementsitspovertyalleviationprogrammesthrough 1,000 Social Assistance andSolidarityFoundations (SASFs) whichhaveestablishedin every province and sub-provinces of Turkey in accordance with the objectives of the law. SAS Foundationshaveautonomousstructureandtheyprovidecash and in-kind assistances in accordance with the aim of the law.

  16. SASFs • Decision-making body of the Foundations is the “Local Board of Trustees”.The Foundations are headed by the Governors at the provincial level and by the district governors at the sub-provincial level. • “Local Board of Trustees”consists of representatives of several government units, philanthropist locals and NGOs. The structure of decision-making body of Foundations consists of equal number of assigned and selected members, which is a best practice of a community-based decision-making process. • In addition, most of the members of the body have in-depth information about the needs and situation of the locals.

  17. SASFs • Foundations are the private law legal entityandhave their own legal personality.They have their own local decision-making bodies. Thisprovidesfast, practicalandautonomousdecision-making. • Processes of receiving the socialassistanceapplications and determining final beneficiaries are being carried out by the SASFoundations. • Storing/arranging, reporting, monitoring and evaluating the whole data and returning or refining the social assistance program implementations according to these impact results are being run by centrallevel (GDSA).

  18. Main Dynamics of InstitutionalStructure • SAS Fund, • SAS Foundationsand • MIS (ISAS) arethe 3 mostimportantdynamicelementsthat is uniquetoTurkeySocial Assistance System.

  19. Main Dynamics of InstitutionalStructure WHY SAS Fund • SAS Fundwasestablished as an extra-budgetaryFundoutsidethe General Budget, whicheasesthedecisionmakingandfastensoperations. Becausetheurgentsocialassistanceneeds of poorcitizenswould not be delayedbecause of thecomplicatedandlongbudgetingprocesses. Thisprovidesquickandconcretesolutionstocurrentsocialproblems.

  20. Main Dynamics of InstitutionalStructure WHY SAS FOUNDATIONS • SASFs have autonomous structure. GDSA and SASFs are legally related with each other; however there is not a ruling mechanism between them. • SAS Foundations serve as a bridge between the state and needy citizens in order to provide social assistances to citizens directly, accordingtosubsidiarityprinciple. • Thelocalagenciesareresponsibleforimplementation of programmesandMoFSP is responsiblefordesigningtherulesandprocedures of theprogrammes.

  21. Main Dynamics of InstitutionalStructure WHY MIS (ISAS) • MIS system is utilized by MoFSP for monitoring the activities of the SASFs effectively. It provides a control mechanism to center about the activities of SASFs, which ensures flexibility at local level. • With the help of MIS , the disadvantages of local and central administation are eliminated;their advantages are strengthened and optimum devolution, accountability and transparency are achieved. • .

  22. www.sydgm.gov.tr KINDLY SUBMITTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION… For Detailed Information: www.sosyalyardimlar.gov.tr

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