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Social Protection in the Cook Islands: A Case Study

Over 90 per cent of Cook Islanders benefit from the Government's Social Protection system, which has helped reduce poverty across the country by over half since it was introduced in 1965. Our P4SP researchers have reviewed how the Cook Islands’ Social Protection programs and policies have worked to achieve these impressive results.
A case for investing in social protection today: Cook Islands

The Cook Islands has a mature social protection system that includes universal benefits like child allowances and old-age pensions, as well as means-tested support for those facing hardship. It has drastically reduced poverty and increased equality across the country, so how can other Pacific island countries build on the Cook Islands’ experience to strengthen their own social protection systems?