What is Social Protection?

Basic needs

"The concept of basic needs refers to the essential goods, utilities, services or resources required on a regular or seasonal basis by households for ensuring long term survival AND minimum living standards, without resorting to negative coping mechanisms or compromising their health, dignity and essential livelihood assets. Assistance to address basic needs might feasibly be delivered through a range of modalities, including cash, vouchers, in-kind and services".

Source: Care International. n.d. "Emergency Toolkit". Care International. <https://www.careemergencytoolkit.org/topics-issues/27-cash-and-voucher-a.... Accessed 23 October 2020.