The support package for the improvement of social protection at the local level was received by 20 local governments, and they include the implementation of activities aimed at improving legal, financial and institutional mechanisms for sustainable planning and implementation of social protection at the local level.
Support for the establishment or improvement of the local social protection system will be implemented in accordance with the methodology of the municipal support package that the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities has developed and applied for many years. Five of the selected 20 local governments will also receive additional support for the development of "new mechanisms", i.e. specific aspects of the social protection system, and all local governments will be supported in financing one or more social protection services.
SUPPORTED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
| Name of local government | Project title | Project value |
| Municipality of Ada | Expansion, Improvement & Reintroduction of Social Protection Services in the Municipality of Ada | 73.680 EUR |
| Municipality of Aleksinac | Support and emergency service for the elderly | 100.000 EUR |
| Municipality of Arandjelovac | Solidarity in Need: Expansion of social service Personal Child Assistant | 59.555 EUR |
| Municipality of Babusnica | All children deserve support: "Help at home for children with disabilities" |
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| Municipality of Bela Palanka | Further improvement of the local social protection service "Home care for elderly" in the rural and urban areas of Bela Palanka | 59.270 EUR |
| Municipality of Beocin | HomeWell Beočin: Introducing Home Care Service for Elderly thus Improving Social Welfare in the Municipality of Beočin | 80.787 EUR |
| Municipality of Blace | / |
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| Municipality of Vrnjacka Banja | Home Alone-Expansion of provision of local social service ‘’Home care for elderly’’ in the rural area of Vrnjacka Banja | 63.250 EUR |
| City of Kragujevac | SOCIETY CARING-SOCial ImprovEmenT of equitY in help and CAre seRvicEs IN KraGujevac | 105,490 EUR |
| City of Krusevac | / |
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| Municipality of Odzaci | Supporting children in need | 51.983 EUR |
| Municipality of Paracin | An assisting hand - personal companion for a brighter future for our children | 70.000 EUR |
| Municipality of Petrovac na Mlavi | Compassionate Petrovac: Integrative social care for all ages | 59.614 EUR |
| Municipality of Raca | Rača's community care connect: fostering municipal integration of home assistance for seniors and the disabled | 60.441 EUR |
| Municipality of Raška | Early development counselling center |
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| Municipality of Smederevska Palanka | Beyond Day Care: Integrating Transportation and Occupational Therapy for Adults with Disabilities | 68.348 EUR |
| Municipality of Svrljig | Introduction of Children's Personal Assistant social service and improvement of Home Care service for elderly “Generations guardians” | 56.280 EUR |
| Municipality of Tutin | Expansion of the CBSS "Child Personal Attendant" in Tutin | 50.850 EUR |
| City of Uzice | Establishment of the Day Care Centre for adults and elderly with mental and/or physical disabilities in Uzice | 70.565 EUR |
| Municipality of Sid | Inclusive Horizons: Innovating and Improving Social Services for Children and Youth with Disabilities in the Municipality of Šid | 104.674 EUR |
In order to further support the improvement of local social protection systems, the SCTM launched a public call for applications for eight (8) additional support packages for the improvement of the social protection system from 13 January to 7 February 2025. The support packages are intended to strengthen the capacities of local governments through expert and technical assistance, with the aim of improving the planning and legal framework, as well as financial and institutional mechanisms, which enable sustainable planning and efficient functioning of the social protection system at the local level, in accordance with the applicable strategic and legal acts of the Republic of Serbia.
In the upcoming period, the following municipalities will receive support: Inđija, Lapovo, Knjaževac, Srbobran, Negotin, Nova Varoš, Žagubica and Ljubovija.
Selected local government units will receive support in the following areas: