In practice, there is a government social safety net to compensate for unemployment.

In practice, there is a government social safety net to compensate for unemployment.
A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) there is a department or equivalent mandated to ensure a social safety net for the unemployed,
2) in the last year, it implemented permanent programs to ensure health care, housing and other basic needs, and
3) all or most in this population have access to these programs.

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) there is a department or equivalent mandated to ensure a social safety net for the unemployed, but it also has other priorities,
2) in the last year, it implemented sporadic programs to ensure health care, housing and other basic needs, or
3) only some in this population have access to these programs.

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply:
1) there is no department or equivalent mandated to ensure a social safety net for the unemployed, or
2) in the last year, no programs were implemented to ensure health care, housing and other basic needs.

For variable descriptions, please refer to: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/data.
For the methodology, please refer to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e971d408be44753edfb976c/t/60a55f343d36117866628867/1621450563745/AII10+-+Methodology.docx+%281%29.pdf.