social care

Assistance it is a concept with multiple uses. In this case, we are interested in highlighting its meaning as a help, a medium or a help that is given to those who need it.

Social, for its part, is an adjective that refers to what is linked to society. This last term (society), on the other hand, refers to the set of people who share a culture and other traits and that interact within a community.

The notion of social care, therefore, it is associated with a service that lends itself to solving problems of various kinds and improve living conditions of people.

The objective of social assistance is that all members of a society enjoy the same Rights and opportunities. As in any community there are inequalities, social assistance is directed to the most disadvantaged. His work is oriented so that all individuals can meet your basic needs.

Typically, social assistance is developed through institutions of the Condition or from non-governmental organizations (NGO). The benefits included in the concept can be very varied and include from educational support to the provision of a home, through the delivery of food or medicine.

Sometimes it is the person who needs help who approaches an entity dedicated to social assistance and asks for what they need. At other times, welfare organizations move to the specific place where people in need are. Even social assistance can be developed in a concentrated way in the face of a catastrophe, such as a flood or an earthquake.

Depending on the country, the concept of social assistance presents clear differences with that of social Security, a scheme based on the contribution of its members, since it is a scheme that is financed from the tribute of the national population. A clear example of this is found in the Scandinavian countries; there, the population Senior citizens were the first to enjoy its benefits, which soon reached those who suffered from some disability or illness, and those who did not have a job or home.

Broadly speaking, it is possible to find the following characteristics in the social assistance service:

* the benefits that offers to the town are financed completely by means of the contributions of the inhabitants, either at national or local level;
* When a person expresses his need to receive social assistance (by carrying out the pertinent procedures, which vary in each country), the State has the obligation to provide the service, since this has the force of law and is a legal right of all citizens;
* Before a request by a citizen, various variables of their situation are evaluated, such as their income, their resources and belongings and the state of need of the services you are demanding;
* Social assistance benefits are intended to increase the income of those who receive them to the point that is considered minimal for leading a healthy life and being able to develop in society. To find this value, the number of family members and obligations such as paying a rent are taken into account;
* there is no relationship between a beneficiary's benefits and their Profits previous nor with the standard of life that they have had, since a balance of opportunities is sought for all;
* It is possible to exercise a certain degree of discretion when setting the amount of benefits, always respecting the limits that arise from the rights recognized by law.