Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Basic Protection Project (P115183) Argentina Basic Protection Project (P115183) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Argentina | Social Protection Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2009 | Seq No: 12 | ARCHIVED on 09-Jun-2015 | ISR19663 | Implementing Agencies: Key Dates Key Project Dates Board Approval date:09-Jun-2009 Effectiveness Date:12-Jun-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date:29-Jul-2013 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:30-May-2014 Original Closing Date:30-Sep-2011 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2016 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to increase the effectiveness of Argentina's income transfer programs for the unemployed and families with children and to create the preconditions for expansion of the safety net. The specific objectives are to: (a) Help the Government to protect expenditures on core income transfer programs, at a time of increasing fiscal pressures; (b) Support the expansion of the Seguro program (Employment Benefit and Training), aimed at increasing employability of unemployed and informal sector workers through temporary cash support, training, and job placement services. (c) Support the Government's strategy to reform the Family Allowances program that provides income transfers to families of lower income formal sector workers, increasing transparency and accountability, and setting the operational pre-conditions for a possible expansion of coverage in the near future. (d) Enhance the capacity of the Government to monitor poverty and social protection, through technical assistance for the design and implementation of a national Social Protection Survey and the improvement of analytical capacity. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Employment Benefit and Training Program:(Cost $80.00 M) Family Allowances:(Cost $365.00 M) Technical Assistance for the Social Protection System:(Cost $5.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory 6/9/2015 Page 1 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Basic Protection Project (P115183) Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  --  Low Implementation Status and Key Decisions This summary is based on the information included in the quarterly Interim Financial Reports submitted by the Project as of December 31, 2014, internal World Bank records (for disbursement history) and the results of the implementation support mission held on March 9-11, 2015. As of October 22, 2014, Loan 7703-AR is closed after disbursing a total of US$ 449,989,613.00, out of US$ 450,000,000. The Additional Financing Loan (8017-AR), has disbursed US$ 454,821,082.60, and the remaining US$ 25,178,917.40 will be disbursed during the next 12 months. The AF was restructured on August 22, 2014, to: (a) introduce a new expenditure Category "Fees" to cover costs of training services offered to Training and Employment Insurance (SCE) beneficiaries; (b) reallocate proceeds of US$ 6 million from Category (5) –“Goods, Works, Non Consultant Services, Consultant Services and Operating Costs for Part 3 of the Project” to Category (4) “SCE Grants and AF Grants”, which would be used to finance SCE grants under the same conditions set in the Loan Agreement, and reallocate proceeds of US$11.2 million from Category (5) –“Goods, Works, Non Consultant Services, Consultant Services and Operating Costs for Part 3 of the Project” to the new Category "Fees"; and (c) extend the closing date of the Project to June 30, 2016. The Project has advanced in implementation and has achieved important results, as the number of "Seguro" participants exiting the program to enter the formal labor force has exceeded targets for more than a year, even in a context of declining number of program participants; the transition of Family Allowances payments methods from a compensatory scheme with employers to direct deposits to workers was completed ahead of schedule and the implementation of the Universal Child Allowance program was completed successfully. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool 6/9/2015 Page 2 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Basic Protection Project (P115183) Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  --  Low Macroeconomic  --  --  Low Sector Strategies and Policies  --  --  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  --  Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  --  Moderate Fiduciary  --  --  Moderate Environment and Social  --  --  Low Stakeholders  --  --  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  --  Low Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Seguro: Number of participants exiting the program into formal employment (Annual). (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8,400 11096 11099 11,000 Date 30-May-2008 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 PHINDPDOTBL  Seguro: Average of the monthly percentage of beneficiaries of the SCE Program receiving Employment and Training Services. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 23.5% 33.6% 35.5% 35% Date 04-May-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Target exceeded PHINDPDOTBL  Family Allowances: Average of the monthly percentage of payments made through SUAF of the total payments made under the AF Program to salaried workers in the private sector. (Text, Custom) 6/9/2015 Page 3 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Basic Protection Project (P115183) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 57% 100% 100% 98 Date 30-May-2008 31-Mar-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Target exceeded PHINDPDOTBL  Number of children under 18 registered in ANSES’ ADP database, who are either receiving Family Allowance Benefits from ANSES or arenot receiving them due to reasons established in the legislation (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 9700000.00 -- -- 10400000.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Indicator was not reported in the last mission or IFRs. The team has requested the reporting of the data. Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Number of beneficiaries of Seguro. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 78,500 76274 90055 165,000 Date 30-May-2008 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Figure has slightly grown as a consequence of the opening of registration to other vulnerable population. However, the total figure is lower than originally expected as a consequence of the transfer of beneficiaries to other programs. 6/9/2015 Page 4 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Basic Protection Project (P115183) PHINDIRITBL  Number of Employment Offices providing Seguro Services (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 181 375 394 370 Date 04-May-2009 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Target exceeded PHINDIRITBL  Number of firms registered in SUAF (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 491,894 1075414 1126368 792197 Date 30-Jan-2009 31-Mar-2014 31-Mar-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Target exceeded PHINDIRITBL  Amounts claimed to ANSES for reimbursement due to negative balances in the payment of allowances trhough compensatory system. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value AR$2,400,000 0 0 AR$90,000 Date 30-Jan-2009 31-Mar-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Target exceeded. There are not more negative balances. 6/9/2015 Page 5 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Basic Protection Project (P115183) PHINDIRITBL  Number of child allowance benefits paid by ANSES through SUAF (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,570,000 3778000 3327000 3,700,000 Date 30-Jan-2009 31-Mar-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Figure decline due to a reduction on formal employment. PHINDIRITBL  Number of SUAF beneficiaries receiving their transfers directly in their bank accounts. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 805,348 1513324 1513463 1821247 Date 30-Jan-2009 31-Mar-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Below target. The underlying objective was met. However, the introduction of the Universal Child Allowance and a decline in the rate of formal jobs creation has reduced the expected number of beneficiaries. PHINDIRITBL  Social Protection Survey (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N Y Y Y Date 31-Dec-2008 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Comments Second round survey is being implemented. 6/9/2015 Page 6 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Basic Protection Project (P115183) PHINDIRITBL  Number of regular statistical reports on AUH prepared and published through ANSES’ website (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 12.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 30-Sep-2014 Overall Comments ANSES has stopped publishing the report. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P115183 IBRD-77030 Closed USD 450.00 449.99 0.01 449.99 0.00 100% P115183 IBRD-80170 Effective USD 480.00 480.00 0.00 454.82 25.18 95% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P115183 IBRD-77030 Closed 09-Jun-2009 10-Jun-2009 12-Jun-2009 30-Sep-2011 30-Sep-2014 P115183 IBRD-80170 Effective 10-Mar-2011 04-Aug-2011 26-Sep-2011 30-Sep-2014 30-Jun-2016 Cumulative Disbursements 6/9/2015 Page 7 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Basic Protection Project (P115183) Restructuring History Level Approved on 07-Oct-2011 ,Level Approved on 15-Oct-2012 ,Level 2 Approved on 22-Aug-2014 Related Project(s) P120622-Basic Protection Project Additional Financing 6/9/2015 Page 8 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy