Social protection can be an effective policy instrument to achieve zero poverty. Although Sri Lanka has a comprehensive social protection system, a considerable percentage of households in Sri Lanka still need help with poverty, reflecting that the existing social protection system needs to correctly address the heterogeneity of poverty. A conventional social protection system is not always effective in eradicating poverty. Since the reasons and nature of poverty differ according to the poverty levels and spatial disparities, social protection programs deliberate these disparities. The outreach and impact of social protection are low in Sri Lanka since the current system does not incorporate the inflation rate and spatial poverty lines, Hence, it is essential to reformulate the existing social protection system considering the heterogeneity of poverty while implementing a rigorous method to select the beneficiaries and benefits of social protection programs to achieve sustainable development goals.

N. P. Dammika Padmakanthi

Social Sciences

Abstract:- https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12070384