News on social assistance, pensions, employment, income, welfare programs, and protection of vulnerable groups.
Social policy
Velislava Delcheva has called on the government to pay the full winter energy aid in one payment instead of two, and also asked for changes to the TELK (disability assessment board) system.
Social policy
Members of Nessebar's day centre for disabled adults gave the film crew handmade gifts and took a ride on the tourist train.
Social policy
The Sigurnost trade union alliance has asked interior minister Ivan Demerdzhiev for a meeting and written details after reports emerged of planned…
Social policy
Burgas' prevention centre takes in 250 to 300 victims a year, and on 7 December the city will hold a closed-door debate on violence victims.
Social policy
Under the party's plan, the state would pay the money into a personal account starting 1 January 2027, and it would stay untouched for 60 years.
Social policy
Speaking in Primorsko, TORKAM Holding president Mahmut Dereli said the state, local councils and building firms should join forces to build 100,000…
Social policy
Welfare spending has gone up, but nearly 29% of people in Bulgaria are still at risk of poverty, says Zornitsa Rusinova, head of the Economic and…
Social policy
The public discussion starts at 9:30am today in the Council of Ministers' Granite Hall.
Social policy
Vesela Karaivanova-Nacheva, head of the National Social Security Institute, says the institute will send experts to join working groups on changes to…
Social policy
The review was unveiled at a closing conference, where labour minister Natalia Efremova spoke about the aging population and the job market.
Social policy
Bulgarian Posts is taking applications for targeted heating aid for the 2026-2027 season at 2,142 branches, and demand for the service has risen by…
Social policy
The social ministry is drafting changes that would stop paying the 50-euro Christmas and Easter bonus to all pensioners.
Social policy
Velislava Delcheva said it's still not clear how much weight each of the four criteria carries, or what the final figure will be. She said she hopes…
Social policy
Information meetings and 19 new films tell the stories of foster parents in Bulgaria as part of the "Foster Me" campaign run by the Social Assistance…
Social policy
In just two weeks, 50 municipalities have filed papers to extend the "Warm Meal" programme, keeping free meals coming for almost 67,000 people.
