There Are Fewer and Fewer Long-Term Unemployed, but Most of Them Receive Cash Social Assistance

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Among the recipients of cash social assistance that will be the subject of Sunday's referendum are the unemployed, including over 10,000 and 60 percent of the long-term unemployed, respectively. The number of people who are out of work for a long time and often have problems with competences, health and other characteristics has been declining in recent years, having more than halved since 2020. The long-term unemployed [...]

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The consultative referendum on making social assistance conditional on community service will decide on an issue that affects a very small number of people in the country. Abuses can already be sanctioned under current legislation. If the regulation were to be changed, the question is whether the benefits would actually outweigh the costs, and a series of safeguards would also need to be established.