financial contribution of the State to social sector increases 1.3% this year – Daily News – Lisbon

This increase is intended to offset the “cost increase” and contribute to the economic sustainability of the institutions

The Government announced Thursday an increase of 1.3% financial contribution to the social sector this year compared to 2015, to offset the “cost increase” and contribute to the economic sustainability of the institutions.

financial reimbursement values ​​to be assigned this year by the Social Security entities with cooperation agreement were agreed between the Labor ministers, Solidarity and Social Security, Health and Education, and the National Confederation of Solidarity Institutions, the Union of Portuguese Mercies and the Union of Mutual Societies.

This agreement is based on the Government’s commitment to provide “particular attention” to cooperation with the solidarity sector in areas such as fighting poverty, strengthening support for families and communities and greater integration of groups subject to risk of marginalization, the statement said the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security.

“This sign had been given when, in Budget headquarters of Social Security for 2016 the Government signed a budget of 1.4265 billion euros for the costs of cooperation with the institutions of the social sector, which represents an increase of 5.6% compared to 2015, ie an increase of 75 million euros ” stresses.

in 2015, the increase in spending on cooperation, compared to 2014, stood at 1.9%, while in 2014 was 3.8% (compared to 2013), and 2013 by 1.4% compared to 2012.

This year, “the financial contribution due under the signed cooperation agreements for social responses, increased 1.3% compared to that observed in 2015 “said the ministry.

of this increase, 0.4% intended to offset the costs arising from the gradual growth of the contribution rate for social security and 0.9% translates to update all cooperation agreements into force, representing an increase of 0.3% in this component over the previous year.

According to the ministry, this increase aims to “compensate for the additional costs of the functioning of social responses and contribute to economic and financial sustainability of the institutions “.

in the Addendum to the Cooperation Commitment to the Social Sector and Solidarity 2015-2016, they were also established commitments in the areas of social security, health and education.

in the area of ​​social security, it was decided, among other things, to resume the proposed restructuring of the social response Home for children and Youth, for children and youth at risk, to make “short-term” to changes in the laws governing the Fund Restructuring the Social Sector, to have constraints been identified, and make legislative revisions in key matters for the functioning of the institutions, for their economic and financial sustainability.

in the area of ​​Education, a group will resume work to evaluate and propose mechanisms for rationalizing and streamlining the operation of the Preschool Education Network.

in the Health area, the priority goes to the Network of Integrated Continuous Care.