The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) Social Assistance Project (P151442) AFRICA EAST | Lesotho | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 06-Nov-2020 | ISR43724 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Finance, Kingdom of Lesotho Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 03-Jun-2016 Effectiveness Date: 12-Jul-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 10-Sep-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 12-Dec-2018 Original Closing Date: 30-May-2020 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the proposed project is to support the Government of Lesotho in improving the efficiency and equity of selected social assistance programs. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The objective of the Project is to support the GoL in improving the efficiency, equity and shock responsive function of selected Social Assistance programs and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Components Table Name Component 1: Strengthening administrative efficiency, equity and shock responsive function of the selected social assistance programs:(Cost $23.20 M) Component 2: Support for implementation and crisis response:(Cost $16.80 M) Component 3: Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The original US$20 million IDA Credit for the SAP, which was approved on June 3, 2016 and became effective on July 12, 2016, was complemented by an Additional Financing credit of US$20 million, which was approved on December 3, 2016 and became effective February 24, 2017. The project had its Mid-Term Review (MTR) in the week of December 10-14, 2018 and is expected to close on June 30, 2021. The project 11/6/2020 Page 1 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) has recently been restructured two times which has improved its implementation progress and disbursement rate. The project is currently responding to the 2019/20 drought emergency and the 2020 Covid emergency. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Low Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Low Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Low Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To support GoL in improving efficiency, equity and SR of selected social assistance programmes IN00900420 ►PDI 1: Number of non-eligible beneficiaries eliminated from the OAP roster. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12,350.00 18,281.00 15,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900476 ►PDI 2: Percentage of households receiving CGP that are in the poorest two quintiles of the population. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 64% from 2017/18 CMS 64% from 2017/18 Value 65% (final data from 2019 CMS (final data from 70% CMS) 2019 CMS) 11/6/2020 Page 2 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) Date 01-Jan-2016 01-Oct-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900477 ►PDI 3: Percentage of households receiving PA that are in poorest two quintiles of the population. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 64% from 2017/18 CMS 64% from 2017/18 Value 56% (final data from 2019 CMS (final data from 65% CMS) 2019 CMS) Date 01-Jan-2016 01-Oct-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900478 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100,000.00 123,540.00 144,000.00 137,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900479 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 51.00 51.00 51.00 51.00 IN00900480 ►Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs (number) (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 185,000.00 206,540.00 380,794.00 222,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900481 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Female (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 92,500.00 105,335.00 154,505.00 111,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900482 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 185,000.00 206,540.00 234,699.00 222,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900483 ►PDI 4: Number of beneficiaries receiving emergency top ups to the CGP (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/6/2020 Page 3 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) Value 23,000.00 27,000.00 67,000.00 50,000.00 Date 31-May-2016 30-Nov-2018 29-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 27,000 in 2016 nationwide 26,592 in March 2020 and another 30,173 in June 2020 in 6 Northern Districts Comments: 11,704 in September 2020 in 4 Southern Districts Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 2: Support for implementation and crisis response IN00900485 ►Number of beneficiaries receiving emergency top ups to the CGP (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 23,000.00 27,000.00 67,000.00 50,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2016 01-Oct-2019 29-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 27,000 in 2016 nationwide 26,592 in March 2020 and another 30,173 in June 2020 in 6 Northern Districts Comments: 11,704 in September 2020 in 4 Southern Districts Component 3: Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) IN00900486 ►CERC activated before end of project (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Nov-2016 01-Oct-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 Component 1: Strengthening administrative efficiency, equity and shock responsive function of the selected social assistance programs IN00900484 ►Number of meetings of the Social Protection Technical Committees for Childhood and Old Age (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Date 01-Jan-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900487 ►Number of meetings of the Social Protection Technical Committees for Childhood and Old Age (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/6/2020 Page 4 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 Date 01-Jan-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900488 ►Number of annual meetings of the Social Protection Policy Committee (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 01-Oct-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900489 ►An Integrated Managemeent Information System is adopted by MoSD for CGP, OVC, and PA (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target CGP and OVC Bursary CGP and OVC An MoSD Integrated modules have been Bursary modules have MIS (IMIS) for the developed for the new been developed for the Value Pilot phase CGP, OVC and PA IMIS. The PA modules new IMIS. The PA has been deployed are currently being modules are currently and is fully operative developed. being developed. Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900490 ►Percentage of payments to CGPand PA paid through the unified payment system (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 79.00 75.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 All CGP payments (49,300 in August 2020) uses the new system (CIT and mobile) and the PA is in currently expanding the use in 9 districts with a plan to use CIT payments for the whole PA program by Comments: end 2020. But PA MIS modules are not ready so paylists still have to be handed to CIT by hand for the PA. IN00900491 ►Number of cross cheks between OAP database and Civil Service Pension databases. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 01-Oct-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900492 ►A new more secure payment system is developed, including different modalities, and a pilot is implemented (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 The payment system is The payment system 80% currently being has been developed developed and will and has a module in include different options the new OAP MIS for beneficiaries to including different 11/6/2020 Page 5 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) choose from including e- options for payments, bank beneficiaries to choose payments or cash. The from including e- new payment system will payments, bank be have better payments or cash. The reconsolidation and new payment system payment tracking has better functions and cash reconsolidation and payments will be more payment tracking secure and less subject functions and cash to leakage and fraud. payments will be more secure and less subject to leakage and fraud. The MoF piloted the enhanced cash modality in Qacha’s Nek and Mohale’s Hoek in August and September and a mobile payment modality will be piloted in October/November 2020. Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 This RI was revised from "Percentage of OAP beneficiaries paid through an electronic payment system" to "A new more secure payment system is developed, including different modalities, and Comments: a pilot is implemented" in the restructuring of November 2019. IN00900493 ►Percentage of community councils in the country covered by NISSA-CBT registry (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 Covers only rural community councils Comments: IN00900494 ►Percentage of OAP beneficiaries with a yearly proof of life verification (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 PoL census to all All accounts in the 100% beneficiaries planned for OAP has had a PoL in Nov 2019-Jan 2020. At Nov 2019-January that point all beneficiaries 2020. 85% of OAP will be have had a PoL pensioners on the check. Also, the new October 2019 paylist OAP manual (estimated were seen in person to be adopted by the and the system has OAP program by been upgraded to December 2019) has require pensioners to build in Certification of be seen once per year Eligibility checks at least from now on. 1/year so that beneficiaries have to show up in person for payments to avoid 11/6/2020 Page 6 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) payments being suspended. Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900495 ►Percentage of OVC and CGP beneficiary children who hold the unique ID number provided by Home Affairs (percentage) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 62.00 30.50 80.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 26-Sep-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 This indicator was revised from to "Percentage of OVC and CGP beneficiary children who hold the unique Comments: ID number provided by Home Affairs (percentage)" in the November 2019 restructuring. IN00900496 ►Percentage of new beneficiaries of PA and OVC entered in the calendar year selected using the harmonized targeting procedures adopted in Year 1 (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target OVC: 100% (2047 new beneficiaries selected using NISSA) Value 0.00 -- 100% PA: 0% (no new beneficiaries) Date 01-Jun-2016 30-Nov-2018 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900497 ►Percentace of citizens reporting satisfaction with the administration of social assistance programs (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 65.00 70.00 Date 30-May-2017 30-Nov-2018 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900498 Percentage of beneficiaries reporting satisfaction with the administration of social assistance programs (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 84.00 70.00 Date 09-Aug-2016 30-Nov-2018 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900499 ►Percentage of existing beneficiaries (in Year 1) of OVC and PA recertified using the harmonized targeting procedures adopted in Year 1 (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target No recertifications Value 0.00 -- 100% done this year Date 01-Jun-2016 30-Nov-2018 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 IN00900500 ►The CGP program has in place standard operating procedures to guide vertical and horizontal scale ups in response to shocks (Text, Custom) 11/6/2020 Page 7 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Consultants has finalized the report, Value No -- awaiting consultation Yes workshop and Government adoption Date 13-Nov-2019 13-Nov-2019 02-Oct-2020 30-Nov-2020 Performance-Based Conditions IN00900501 ►PBC 1 DLI 1 The NISSA-CBT targeting approach was designed and tested (Text, Output, 1,500,000.00, 99.07%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 No NISSA-CBT targeting A NISSA-CBT targeting ACHIEVED: A NISSA Value approach was designed approach was designed CBT targeting approach -- and tested and tested was designed and tested Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00900502 ►PBC 2 DLI 2 The Ministry of Social Development provided cash emergency relief to poor and vulnerable households through existing social protection mechanism (Text, Output, 7,100,000.00, 103.11%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 ACHIEVED: Emergency cash transfer provided to Emergency cash transfer approximately 27,000 provided to No emergency cash households following the Value approximately 27,000 -- transfer provided 2015/2016 El-Niño, and households following the another approximately 2015/2016 El-Niño. 40,000 in response to the 2019/20 drought. Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00900503 ►PBC 3 DLI 3 Data cross matching mechanism between the OAP and the Civil Service Pensions databases was established (Text, Output, 1,000,000.00, 96.89%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 Data cross-match ACHIEVED: Data cross- No data cross-match in Value established and match established and -- place. implemented. implemented. Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- 11/6/2020 Page 8 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) IN00900504 ►PBC 4 DLI 4 Post-primary OVC Bursary was consolidated in the OVC Bursary scheme (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 250,000.00, 100.38%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 ACHIEVED: Post-primary Post-primary OVC Bursary Post-primary OVC OVC Bursary consolidated Value and OVC Bursary scheme Bursary consolidated in -- in the OVC Bursary operating separately the OVC Bursary scheme scheme Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00900506 ►PBC 5 DLI 6 Enrollment in CGP reached at least 38,000 households. (Text, Output, 3,000,000.00, 50.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 Value 26,000 -- ACHIEVED: 49,300 -- Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00900507 ►PBC 6 DLI 7 Key managerial positions of the Social Assistance Department have been included in the MoSD payroll (Text, Output, 150,000.00, 100.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 ACHIEVED: Key Key managerial positions Key managerial positions of managerial positions of of the Social Assistance the Social Assistance the Social Assistance Value Department have been -- Department did not exist at Department have been included in the MoSD the MoSD included in the MoSD payroll payroll Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00900509 ►PBC 7 DLI 9 100% of OAP beneficiaries found to be ineligible through the regular cross checks with Civil Service Pensions databases are eliminated from the OAP roster (Text, Output, 800,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 Value 0.00 -- ACHIEVED: 100% -- Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- 11/6/2020 Page 9 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) IN00900510 ►PBC 8 DLI 10 100% of ineligible OAP recipients detected June 30, 2017 are eliminated as a result of the new OAP proof of life verification requirements applied to all current beneficiaries (Text, Output, 2,300,000.00, 100.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 Value 0.00 -- ACHIEVED: 100% -- Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00900512 ►PBC 9 DLI 12 Enrollment in CGP reached 50,000 households (Text, Output, 3,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 Value 26,000 -- ACHIEVED: 49,300 -- Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00900513 ►PBC 10 DLI 13 The coverage of NISSA-CBT registry reached at least 75% of Community Councils in the country (Text, Output, 2,000,000.00, 99.27%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 Value 56% -- ACHIEVED: 100% -- Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00900519 ►PBC 11 DLI 19 100% of ineligible OAP recipients detected June 30, 2019 are eliminated as a result of the new OAP proof of life verification requirements applied to all current beneficiaries (Text, Output, 1,500,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 Value 0.00 -- IN PROGRESS: After -- several months of standstill, there is now progress on this DLI. The target of gradually removing 15,000 ineligible people (deceased or non- existing) has hence been fully achieved based on monthly deletions over the past 18 months. It is 11/6/2020 Page 10 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) expected that up to 22,000 more accounts will be removed over the next month as a result of the Proof-of-Life. Date -- 28-Dec-2018 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00910629 ►PBC 12 DLI 22 The coverage of the NISSA registry reached 50 percent of Urban Councils in the country (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 1,500,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 IN PROGRESS: The NISSA urban census is currently in the field. It is Value 0.00 -- expected that 50% or -- urban councils will be completed in January/February 2021. Date -- -- 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00910632 ►PBC 13 DLI 23 The Pensions Department at the Ministry of Finance has adopted the newly drafted operational procedure manual for the OAP program (Text, Output, 1,000,000.00, 100.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 ACHIEVED: The Minister of Finance adopted the Value Old manual -- -- new manual in March 2020. Date -- -- 02-Oct-2020 -- IN00911255 ►PBC 14 DLI 25 80% of OAP beneficiaries have a national ID (Text, Output, 2,861,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 2019 ACHIEVED: The PoL was completed in January and Value n/a -- the results show that 91% -- of the pensioners have IDs. Date -- -- 02-Oct-2020 -- Data on Financial Performance 11/6/2020 Page 11 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P151442 IDA-58340 Effective USD 20.00 20.00 0.00 13.59 6.19 69% P151442 IDA-59320 Effective USD 20.00 20.00 0.00 20.32 0.01 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P151442 IDA-58340 Effective 03-Jun-2016 15-Jun-2016 12-Jul-2016 30-May-2020 30-Jun-2021 P151442 IDA-59320 Effective 06-Dec-2016 02-Feb-2017 24-Feb-2017 30-May-2020 30-Jun-2021 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 11/6/2020 Page 12 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Assistance Project (P151442) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 19-Nov-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 17-Jan-2020 ,Level Approved on 14-Mar-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 09-May-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 30-Oct-2020 Related Project(s) P160934-Additional Financing to Social Assistance project - CRW funds 11/6/2020 Page 13 of 13