News on social assistance, pensions, employment, income, welfare programs, and protection of vulnerable groups.
Social policy
According to the latest UNHCR report, from the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022 until June 2025, over 205,000 people have been registered and received temporary protection in Bulgaria. The agency emphasizes…
Social policy
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is scaling up its assistance to over 100,000 Ukrainian citizens who have found refuge in Bulgaria. Through…
Social policy
The data shows a significant decrease in the number of refugees who discontinue the asylum procedure in Bulgaria, from 48% in 2023 to 39% in 2024.…
Social policy
The Agency for Social Assistance (ASA) makes targeted efforts to support the elderly people accommodated in unlicensed facilities, in close…
Social policy
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Grozdan Karadjov emphasizes the need to integrate the topic of cybersecurity into the education…
Social policy
The Foundation "Workshop for Civic Initiatives" (FWCI) and the Open Society Institute - Sofia Foundation (OSIS) are organizing partnership meetings…
Social policy
The social garden "Grizhiovalnik" in Burgas was awarded a prize from the National Association for Social Responsibility for successful leadership,…
Social policy
The Directorate of Social Assistance in Sozopol announces the acceptance of applications for one-time benefits in the amount of 300 leva for students…
Social policy
The national conference with international participation, focused on the situation of minorities and minority groups within the global system, will…
Social policy
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Science are introducing an innovative national program "Violence is…
Social policy
Assoc. Prof. Petko Stefanovski, manager of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), ordered comprehensive checks to establish any possible draining…
Social policy
The Municipality of Nesebar is actively working on the development of the Municipal Annual Plan for Social Services for 2026. The plan is prepared in…
Social policy
State officials have evacuated over 70 elderly people from two illegal facilities in the village of Yagoda, Stara Zagora region, where appalling…
Social policy
The statistical data as of May 2025 reveal the complex picture of the pension insurance in Bulgaria. Although 86,218 pensioners receive a basic…
Social policy
As of May 1, 2025, Bulgaria is implementing a renewed humanitarian program focused on long-term support and integration of Ukrainians under temporary…
