Including Homeless Families and Children in the Social Protection System: A Brief Review of International Experience and Data on a Philippine Pilot Program

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Pablo, Chrys, Yap, David B, II
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2013
• Subjects: homeless street families; homeless street children; social protection; conditional cash transfer; psychosocial support; temporary shelters; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Social Policy
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/100; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2292263
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The Philippines’ social protection system is anchored on the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Under the management of the Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD), the 4Ps covered over 3 million families and about 7.5 million children for a period of 64 months (February 2008 to...