Programas de protecção social aos idosos em tempos da Covid-19 na cidade de Maputo: análise dos critérios para atribuição do subsídio social básico no bairro 25 de Junho- Kamubukwana 2019-2021

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the selection criteria of the needy and needy elderly, in the benefit of the basic social allowance in time of Covid-19 and to assess their degree of compliance and satisfaction. The research is qualitative in nature, as it sought to capture experiences, feelings, opinions of various stakeholders regarding the Basic Social Subsidy Program in times of a pandemic. Based on the analysis of the data collected in the field, we can see that the elderly still continue to live in a deplorable situation, the channeled pensions cannot meet the needs and basic services for their survival and do not accompany the high cost of living, leading to this layer to keep itself in social vulnerability. The transfers made by the National Institute of Social Action (INAS) work as palliative actions, as they do not aim to create sustainability for the families, but rather a certain dependence on the beneficiaries, since the transferred value is not emancipatory. Most of the beneficiary families do not have an alternative income capable of meeting their daily needs, a fact that increasingly accentuates their situation of social vulnerability. Accordingly, there is a need for the State to guarantee assistance to individuals in extreme poverty and people unable to work, with the aim of promoting the development of human capital and guaranteeing access to basic social services