Text file: 1344.txt
author: dan
downvotes: 2
end consideration date: 2011-01-18
id: '1344'
number comments: 13
number views: 5980
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response by the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs\nThe Ministry\
  \ of Labour, Family and Social Affairs replies that in the preparation of the Law\
  \ on Social Security Benefits (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No\
  \ 61/10; hereinafter referred to as the Law on Social Security Benefits), which\
  \ will enter into force on 1 June 2011, comparative analyses of the procedures for\
  \ granting cash social assistance in other European countries were also carried\
  \ out. It was found that the way of verifying unjustified receipt of cash social\
  \ assistance is regulated in the currently applicable Social Welfare Act (Official\
  \ Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 3/07 - Official consolidated text, 114/06\
  \ - ZUTPG, 5/07 Decision, 23/07 - Amended, 41/07 - Amended...), 5/08 Decision, 73/08\
  \ Decision, 8/09 Decision and 53/09 Decision; hereinafter referred to as ZSV) is\
  \ in principle adequate, but some corrections have been added to the ZSVarPre (e.g.\
  \ in case of displaying false data, the person is not entitled to social assistance\
  \ for six months, links between records for faster and more efficient retrieval\
  \ of data, etc.). An eSocial project is also under preparation, which will allow\
  \ the linking of different databases and logical controls between data and the ex\
  \ officio reporting of changes (e.g. loss of employment, birth, death, etc.). The\
  \ information system will thus contain the data necessary for decision-making on\
  \ all public benefits (e.g. data on assets, benefit levels, data on family relationships,\
  \ status, etc.) for applicants for public benefits and their family members, and\
  \ from 48 different data sources from 26 institutions. This will largely prevent\
  \ exploitation and abuse of the system, and will of course also facilitate decision-making,\
  \ as well as policy planning to increase social inclusion, monitoring of the situation,\
  \ and for scientific research and statistical activities. Some of these controls\
  \ are also in place in the existing information system of the social work centres\
  \ for certain public entitlements (e.g. cash social assistance, child allowances,\
  \ etc.).\n The principle of fair distribution and transparent use of public funds\
  \ and the principle of targeting have also been consistently taken into account\
  \ in the preparation of the ZSVarPre. Social security benefits are allocated in\
  \ such a way as to ensure a fair distribution of public funds according to the needs\
  \ of the individual or family and the purpose of the individual entitlement (those\
  \ who really need the assistance receive it). Accordingly, we consider that the\
  \ above proposal has already been taken into account in the current Social Security\
  \ Act and also in the Social Welfare Act (ZSVarPre).  "
response date: 2011-02-28
response due date: null
sent date: 2010-12-18
title: Control of social benefits
upvotes: 13
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/1344
