Translation of "prestation de bien-être social " (French → English) :

2. By exception to the general rule laid down in paragraph 1, Member States may limit social assistance granted to beneficiaries of subsidiary protection status to core benefits which will then be provided at the same levels and under the same eligibility conditions as nationals.

In this regard, special benefits are those which are halfway between special security and social assistance and are principally aimed at guaranteeing, as a supplementary or additional sum, a social security benefit, a minimum subsistence income the amount of which is set in accordance with the socio-economic circumstances of the State of residence or those which are intended to ensure the specific protection of disabled people.

A starting point for the debate on the costs of non-social policy at the mid-term review conference will therefore be that the labour market does not deal with goods and abstract production factors but with people and social relations. It therefore needs a built-in dimension to motivate people to perform well [95]. Social partnership and social dialogue play a crucial role here by reducing actors' uncertainty about the behaviour of others. In this sense they contribute to social capital [96].

160. Takes note of the fact that Bulgaria has now opened all negotiating chapters and that it has provisionally closed 17; understands the challenges facing Bulgaria in this accession process and takes note of the continuing difficulty in maintaining popular confidence in, and support for, the necessary reform measures; underlines, therefore, the urgent need for macro-economic progress to be translated into tangible economic benefits and more substantial social welfare for the population; considers accordingly that it will be necessary to intensify the measures to foster equality, combat unemployment, and eradicate poverty and exclusi ...[+++]on by taking active steps to promote employment and increase the levels of social benefits and the degree of welfare cover;

151. Takes note of the fact that Bulgaria has now opened all negotiating chapters and that it has provisionally closed 17; understands the challenges facing Bulgaria in this accession process and takes note of the continuing difficulty in maintaining popular confidence in, and support for, the necessary reform measures; underlines, therefore, the urgent need for macro-economic progress to be translated into tangible economic benefits and more substantial social welfare for the population; considers accordingly that it will be necessary to intensify the measures to foster equality, combat unemployment, and eradicate poverty and exclusi ...[+++]on by taking active steps to promote employment and increase the levels of social benefits and the degree of welfare cover;

Provisions under the Social Security (Open Long-Term Benefits Scheme) Ordinance 1997 and the Social Security (Closed Long-Term Benefits Scheme) Ordinance 1996 relating to child dependency increases paid to pensioners and guardian's allowance".