According to the report of the draft budget, which is in the process of deliberation in the Assembly, the number of families and individuals in need who are expected to benefit from the economic assistance scheme is expected to be 64,000 beneficiaries per year. Over the years 2025-2026 this number is expected to decrease by 500 families, ensuring employment for the working-age members of the beneficiary families.

The number of disability pay beneficiaries and their caregivers is expected to reach 159,000 beneficiaries in 2026 from 161,000 beneficiaries in 2024, under the new disability assessment scheme, i.e. according to the bio-psycho-social model, based on standards of the World Health Organization, aimed to create a system of integrative services, which combine payments with social care services.
The support of persons from disadvantaged groups through employment in social enterprises is intended to employ an average of 60 people each year, with the aim of integrating different categories of socially and economically disadvantaged groups into the labor market.

Increasing the number of persons employed in social enterprises relative to the number of members of working age in the economic assistance scheme is 4% in 2026.
Also the increase of the beneficiaries of the social services financed by the social fund to 7 900 beneficiaries in 2026 from the 7 338 beneficiaries that is foreseen in 2023.

The support of the social fund for local self-government units for the provision of new territorial social services for groups in need and the support of EA families with social health packages, aiming to provide 49-52 services in the municipalities of the country.
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