ABSTRACT
The chapter provides a nice overview of the poverty and labour market situation to support its recommendations. In particular, the poverty risk increases for a household that is headed by a female, someone older than 65 years, or a self-employed person engaged in the informal labour market. Moreover, the coverage of the existing poverty programme is inadequate, as only 30 per cent of poor households obtain some form of cash assistance. In addition, the traditional safety net, such as the family, does not work effectively for all individuals. For purposes of the chapter, it would also be important to identify the risk of falling into poverty by age, particularly for older people, whether they are heads of household or not.
