Social Insurance Schemes Policy Measure 12: Contributory pensions available to all citizens 60 years of age and above. Social Assistance Policy Measure 13: Provide cash transfers to families and cash for work schemes which are activated at the onset of emergencies. Policy Measure 14: Provide non-contributory pensions for all citizens over 60 years of age, as well as cash and food grants for poor families, orphans, street children, and others vulnerable to harmful cultural practices. Traditional Family and Community Support Policy Measure 15: Support family and community-based mechanisms and systems for the intended beneficiaries to respond to shocks and extreme poverty. L egislation and Regulation Policy Measure 16: Provide a legal framework that specifically protects intended beneficiaries including children through inheritance rights, birth registration, child care services and breast feeding. The Constitution and Social Protection The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(as amended) under the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, Chapter 2(Sections 16& 17) provides the basis for the provision of social protection in the country. The basic principles include the State's obligations to: 34