Integrated Beneficiary Registry

An Integrated Beneficiary Registry is a comprehensive information system that consolidates data on actual benefits received by individuals or households across multiple social protection programs. Unlike Social Registries, IBRs focus solely on current beneficiaries.

Key characteristics include:

1. Consolidation: Aggregates data from multiple social protection programs.

2. Actual beneficiary focus: Contains information only on those receiving benefits.

3. Cross-program view: Provides a comprehensive picture of benefit distribution across programs.

4. Coordination tool: Facilitates harmonization among different social protection initiatives.

5. Analytical capability: Supports monitoring, evaluation, and policy-making processes.

IBRs manage critical processes such as:

• Beneficiary enrolment data intake from program management systems

• Benefit provision updates and tracking

• Enrolment verification across multiple programs

• Identification of benefit duplications or overlaps

• Program coordination support through data sharing

• Generation of monitoring and evaluation reports

• Policy analysis support through anonymized, aggregated data

IBRs enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of social protection systems by:

• Preventing duplication of benefits

• Facilitating program coordination

• Enhancing targeting precision

• Supporting data-driven policy decisions

• Improving transparency and accountability in resource allocation