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SOCIAL PROTECTION MEASURES TO CONFRONT COVID-19

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Country or territory	Name of measure	Principal measure	Date announced
Costa Rica	Scholarships to improve access to employment to address the impact of a pandemic	In-kind transfer	8/9/2021
Costa Rica	Emergency grant for funeral expenses and payment of death certificate (Beneficio de emergencias por gastos funerarios y pago de acta de defunción)	Cash transfer	8/13/2020
Costa Rica	Attention by Health Order of Home Isolation (COVID-19) (Atención por Orden Sanitaria de Aislamiento Domiciliar (COVID-19))	Cash transfer	8/13/2020
Costa Rica	Assistance for small agricultural producers (Apoyo para productores agropecuarios a pequeña escala)	In-kind transfer	7/9/2020
Costa Rica	Strengthen the response capacity of women entrepreneurs-businesswomen in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic (Fortalecer la capacidad de respuesta de mujeres emprendedoras-empresarias frente a la pandemia por la COVID-19)	In-kind transfer	6/15/2021
Costa Rica	Skills Protect Plan (Plan Habilidades Proteger)	In-kind transfer	6/15/2020
Costa Rica	Distribution of drinking water tanks (Distribución tanques de agua potable)	Basic services	5/5/2020
Costa Rica	Close season allowance to fisherfolk (Subsidio por veda a pescadores)	Cash transfer	5/29/2020
Costa Rica	Bono Proteger programme	Cash transfer	4/9/2020
Costa Rica	Special measures for people with disabilities during the health emergency (Medidas especiales para personas con discapacidad durante la emergencia sanitaria)	In-kind transfer	4/3/2020
Costa Rica	Strategy for a comprehensive assistance for senior citizens because of COVID-19 (Estrategia para atención integral de persona adulta mayor por COVID-19)	In-kind transfer	4/24/2020
Costa Rica	Food delivery campaign ('Campaña Con Vos Podemos' y “Enlace de Esfuerzos”)	In-kind transfer	4/21/2020
Costa Rica	Emergency allowance of the Mixed Social Assistance Institute (IMAS) (Subsidio de Emergencia del Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social - IMAS)	Cash transfer	4/20/2020
Costa Rica	CEN-CINAI at Home programme (CEN-CINAI en Casa)	In-kind transfer	3/30/2020
Costa Rica	Food provision for older persons (Alimentación de adultos mayores)	In-kind transfer	3/30/2020
Costa Rica	Relaxation of payment fees in savings plans and loans taken with INVU (Flexibilización de cuotas en contratos de ahorro y préstamo del INVU)	Payment facilities	3/27/2020
Costa Rica	Temporary allowance for lottery ticket vendors (Subsidio temporal a personas vendedoras de lotería)	Cash transfer	3/27/2020
Costa Rica	Credit payment facilities (Facilidades de pago de créditos)	Payment facilities	3/20/2020
Costa Rica	Rural Credit (Credito Rural)	Payment facilities	3/20/2020
Costa Rica	Deferred payment of 50% of energy consumption for 3 months (Pago de la mitad del consumo de energía por tres meses)	Payment facilities	3/20/2020
Costa Rica	Prohibition of water service disconnection (Prohibición de corte del Servicio de agua)	Basic services	3/20/2020
Costa Rica	School meal food packages (Paquetes de comida de alimentación escolar)	In-kind transfer	3/20/2020
Costa Rica	Ongoing Credit	Payment facilities	3/19/2021
Costa Rica	Tax relief against Covid-19 (Alivio fiscal ante el Covid-19)	Tax relief	3/19/2020
Costa Rica	Advance payment of the Non-Contributory Regime pensions (Adelanto de Pensiones del Régimen No Contributivo)	Cash transfer	3/17/2020
Costa Rica	Low-cost prepaid mobile internet packages for students (Edüca-MEP)	Basic services	2/8/2021
Costa Rica	Distribution of sanitary supplies for students in vulnerable areas.	In-kind transfer	1/8/2021
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