Solomon Islands: Updating and Improving the Social Protection Index

This country study provides updated information and data on social protection arrangements, legislation, and institutions and calculates the Social Protection Index (SPI) for the Solomon Islands in view of the revised SPI methodology. The SPI can be updated periodically to assess progress in social protection arrangements in the country and analyse deeper aspects of targeting, coverage and expenditures on various social protection programs; for example, on the breadth (coverage) of social insurance versus social assistance or labour market programs, or on the depth (size of benefit) of various categories of social protection. The revised SPI methodology also provides scope to measure the gender responsiveness of programs, and poverty targeting of programs.

The primary objective of the Solomon Islands Country Report is to present the results of the research on social protection programs and policies in the Solomon Islands, particularly Social, Health, Education and State Secretariat for Employment and Vocational Training; and, summarize quantitative information on these activities to enable the formulation of a national Social Protection Index (SPI).