Table 3 Economic response policies to support households and vulnerable people in included studies
Target groups | Activities |
|---|---|
Households and vulnerable people | • Cash payments to all citizens and payments to low-income or unemployed people • Cash or non-cash assistance provided for basic education • Support measures for social security and pensions, rent/water and electricity/local taxes • Provide debt moratorium • Allocation of subsidies to poor people • Increasing the capacity to effectively register and process the growing number of unemployment cases • Support for workers with low job security (e.g., uninterrupted employment for six months or more in some countries). • Temporary support for workers and people who are not covered in the informal economy • Special attention to supporting vulnerable children and their families • Nutritional support for children (food stamps, food packages, and regular check-ups by teachers) • Modifying fossil fuel subsidies through the opportunity of low oil prices |