Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

The mapping of social protection services under the competence of local self-governments, as an initiative of the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic Social Protection Institute, in cooperation with the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, was implemented during the period October 2015 – March 2016. The survey was implemented by the Centre for Social Policy.

We hereby publish the preliminary survey data – the distribution table of social protection services across the 145 LSUs in 2015. The final data and the analysis can be expected in September.

The methodology applied to collecting data on social protection services enables comparisons between municipalities and towns regarding the type of services provided, their distribution, as well as total allocations for services, availability, efficiency, quality and the sector providing the services. The data that will be made available will also provide for comparative analyses with data collected during the previous cycle in 2012, in accordance with a similar methodology.

The findings and recommendations of mapping social protection services under the mandate of local self-governments will contribute to the further development of non-institutional forms of protection, the development of pluralism among service providers and integrated social protection services, the creation and development of sectoral and local policy.