Database

Good Practices in Social Security

Database

Good Practices in Social Security

ISSA Database of Good Practices

This database provides ISSA members with privileged access to good practices, showcasing creative, smart and innovative ways to overcome challenges of social security administration at the institutional, national or international levels. Explore, be inspired by, and learn from these hard-earned and well-deserved successes of the ISSA members. Learn more about the ISSA Good Practices.

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Micro life insurance: Incentivizing saving for old age among vulnerable population groups

Implementation year:
2015
Award Year:
2023
Colombian Pension Administrator , Colombia , Americas

Unemployment, informal employment and low pension coverage have been recurrent problems in Colombia. According to a study carried out in 2023 by Colombia’s National Statistics Institute (Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística – DANE, 2023), some 57.9 per cent of the country’s population is in informal employment, and a little over half of these people earn less than the minimum wage.

Topic:
Old-age pensions
Social policies & programmes

Setting the rates right

Implementation year:
2008
Award Year:
2008
National Social Insurance Fund , Cameroon , Africa

We believe that the price reference system is no longer fulfilling its regulatory role. The elasticity of the rice ranges proposed was such that its application did not enable the Fund to fulfil its institutional mission.

The SETTING THE RATES RIGHT experiment is a managerial decision taken by the top management of the National Social Insurance Fund, Cameroon (Caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale (CNPS)) in June 2008 to ensure serene management of the Fund's resources on behalf of social beneficiaries.

Topic:
Governance and administration
Financing

Enterprise-wide risk management

Implementation year:
2008
Award Year:
2008
National Social Security Fund , Uganda , Africa

Our approach, that is based on the COSO framework, commences with determining the business objectives and the Fund's risk appetite, identification of events that may hinder the Fund from achieving its objectives, evaluation of the magnitude and likelihood of crystallization of risk events, considering the extent to which we already have controls in place to mitigate or capitalise on these risks, deciding how to respond to the residual risks, i.e. avoiding, reducing, sharing or simply accepting them and putting in place mechanisms to address them.

Topic:
Risk management
Financing

Introduction of the Social Register of Mauritius

Implementation year:
2008
Award Year:
2014
Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity , Mauritius , Africa
Social aid is the oldest and largest income-tested programme in Mauritius managed by the Ministry and provides assistance to those incapable of financially supporting themselves temporarily or permanently.
Topic:
Information and communication technology
Extension of coverage
Inequalities

Investment as a value bridge for operations and services

Implementation year:
2008
Award Year:
2015
National Social Security Administering Body for Employment , Indonesia , Asia and Pacific

The investment philosophy of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan is to manage and develop the fund optimally by considering aspects of liquidity, solvency, prudence, security of the fund and adequate return. The investment philosophy is implemented by the following principles:
 

Topic:
Financing

Micro life insurance: Incentivizing saving for old age among vulnerable population groups

Implementation year:
2015
Award Year:
2023
Colombian Pension Administrator , Colombia , Americas

Unemployment, informal employment and low pension coverage have been recurrent problems in Colombia. According to a study carried out in 2023 by Colombia’s National Statistics Institute (Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística – DANE, 2023), some 57.9 per cent of the country’s population is in informal employment, and a little over half of these people earn less than the minimum wage.

Topic:
Old-age pensions
Social policies & programmes

Setting the rates right

Implementation year:
2008
Award Year:
2008
National Social Insurance Fund , Cameroon , Africa

We believe that the price reference system is no longer fulfilling its regulatory role. The elasticity of the rice ranges proposed was such that its application did not enable the Fund to fulfil its institutional mission.

The SETTING THE RATES RIGHT experiment is a managerial decision taken by the top management of the National Social Insurance Fund, Cameroon (Caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale (CNPS)) in June 2008 to ensure serene management of the Fund's resources on behalf of social beneficiaries.

Topic:
Governance and administration
Financing

Enterprise-wide risk management

Implementation year:
2008
Award Year:
2008
National Social Security Fund , Uganda , Africa

Our approach, that is based on the COSO framework, commences with determining the business objectives and the Fund's risk appetite, identification of events that may hinder the Fund from achieving its objectives, evaluation of the magnitude and likelihood of crystallization of risk events, considering the extent to which we already have controls in place to mitigate or capitalise on these risks, deciding how to respond to the residual risks, i.e. avoiding, reducing, sharing or simply accepting them and putting in place mechanisms to address them.

Topic:
Risk management
Financing

Introduction of the Social Register of Mauritius

Implementation year:
2008
Award Year:
2014
Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity , Mauritius , Africa
Social aid is the oldest and largest income-tested programme in Mauritius managed by the Ministry and provides assistance to those incapable of financially supporting themselves temporarily or permanently.
Topic:
Information and communication technology
Extension of coverage
Inequalities

Investment as a value bridge for operations and services

Implementation year:
2008
Award Year:
2015
National Social Security Administering Body for Employment , Indonesia , Asia and Pacific

The investment philosophy of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan is to manage and develop the fund optimally by considering aspects of liquidity, solvency, prudence, security of the fund and adequate return. The investment philosophy is implemented by the following principles:
 

Topic:
Financing