HUNGARIAN NATIONAL SOCIAL INCLUSION STRATEGY II - PERMANENTLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN LIVING IN P OOR FAMILIES ROMA (2011 2020) - Updated version

This document presents the Strategy of Hungarian Government to integrate children of poor families, Roma issues, and strategies fordisadvantaged micro regions into the inclusion policy. The Government established The National Social Inclusion Strategy (NSIS) and intends to show a way out for all those who live in poverty, regardless of nationality. Included among the Government's most important tasks is the creation of social security: helping those affected by the risk of falling into poverty is a national strategic matter, since poverty reduces the competitiveness of the whole society. The stated objectives and instruments in the NSIS offer solutions, which do not refer to the individuals as scapegoats or victims, but treats them as partners, members of a community , which only creates new forms of opportunities for individuals that bring them to a position where they are active, responsible participants of social efforts. 

It is available in English and Hungarian.

The document is available also in a shorter version:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/assessment_implementation_hungary_national_strategy_2015_en.pdf

The aim is to explore the structural context and root causes of social problems concerning poverty and combating discrimination.

To prevent the reoccurrence of poverty, the NSIS is applying a comprehensive approach, which in addition to addressing housing poverty, also commencing employment programmes to prevent persistent poverty and launches educational training programmes allowing for quality employment. Education programs that reduce school drop outs without qualifications and improve the chances of further education among disadvantaged young people, including Roma, raise

barriers to transferring poverty within the family.