Introduction
Integrated beneficiary registries (IBRs) consolidate data on the benefits received by individuals or households across several programmes. The goal of an IBR is to provide a comprehensive picture of who is receiving which benefit from which programme.
IBRs are distinct from social registries. While a social registry will hold a list of all people and/or households registered (and, hence, potentially eligible to receive benefits), an IBR will only hold data on people and/or households that have received a benefit from at least one programme.
An IBR has a number of objectives, including, but not limited to, the following:
To monitor and evaluate the coverage of social protection programmes across different target groups and regions
To prevent and identify unintended duplications or overlaps in enrolment across programmes, thereby supporting the eligibility verification of potential beneficiaries
To facilitate coordination and harmonisation among different social protection programmes and stakeholders, including complementarities and transitions across programmes and improving targeting
To enhance the precision and effectiveness of targeting, by reducing errors and fraud
To provide data that informs policy making, programme adjustments, and strategic planning
To enhance transparency and accountability in the management and allocation of social protection resources
IBRs can assist with planning, coordination and monitoring across the entire social protection system. IBRs are both an analytical and operational tool. They aggregate and synthesise data across various social protection programmes. An IBR can also help to coordinate services, streamline beneficiary enrolment processes, improve service delivery, and enhance the overall efficiency of social protection programmes.
Interoperability between SP-MIS and IBR
Interoperability between an SP-MIS and IBR refers to the ability of these systems to effectively exchange information and work together. Interoperability is essential for ensuring that the right people receive the right benefits, as well as for monitoring and evaluating the impact of social protection programmes.
For example, a well-functioning IBR can provide the data needed to identify eligible beneficiaries and ensure that social protection benefits are directed to the right people. In turn, data from social protection programmes can provide valuable information on the reach and impact of these programmes, which can be used to inform policy decisions and improve programme design.
This documentation provides a set of standard processes, standard data elements, and standard APIs that can provide the basis for interoperability between an IBR and SP-MIS. The standards described here are informed by, and based on, actual examples of interoperable systems. Implementing these standards will require close collaboration between the relevant government agencies and other stakeholders, as well as the implementation of appropriate data protection and privacy measures.
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