Social Safety Net (SSN) Programs in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges

Social Safety Net (SSN) programs refer to the social service programs that help temporarily vulnerable and shocked people, such as lower-income people. The SSN program aims to provide residents with little money, access to school, improvement of treatment facilities, helping people with physical or psychological disabilities, the elderly, and those living in situations at risk. This article examines the role and current issues of social safety net programs in Bangladesh administered by the government social service and SSN programs' weaknesses.