Percepcija korisnika novčane socijalne pomoći o programima podrške minimalnom prihodu u Gradu Beogradu
PERCEPTION OF FINANCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE BENEFICIARIES ON MINIMUM INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF BELGRADE

Summary/Abstract: In the recent years, influenced by a various political and economic crises in Europe, as well as the value orientation of the European Union towards active inclusion, minimum income support programs represent the basis of the fight against poverty in the European countries. The subject of the paper are support programs for beneficiaries of social assistance in the Republic of Serbia, respectively the manner of implementation and outcomes of these programs from the perspective of beneficiaries. The focus of the paper is on the description and analysis of support programs for the poor and socially excluded population provided by the state sector, as well as on gaining deeper knowledge about the experiences of using these support programs in the City of Belgrade. The research was conducted during 2019 in the centers for social work in six municipalities (Lazarevac, Grocka, Obrenovac, Stari Grad, Palilula and Voždovac), with the participation of 52 beneficiaries. Data was collected through a specially designed questionnaire, processed in the SPSS program, while in the qualitative part of the research thematic analysis was applied. The results of the research indicate the low effectiveness of support programs, mainly caused by the design and implementation of support programs in the national and local context.

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