TZ: Children will pay the supplement to the amendment to the Social Benefits Act
11. 11. 2025
The initiative for equality, justice, and human rights held a press briefing today at 10:00 on the proposed amendment to social benefits. The amendment to the law may have a negative impact on socially disadvantaged families, especially children. Pavla Aschermannová from the Rubikon center, Jitka Černá from IQ Roma servis, Jan Černý from People in Need, and Iva Kuchyňková from Caritas Czech Republic spoke at the briefing. The initiative also prepared a press release on the amendment, the wording of which is provided below.
Non-profit organizations fundamentally comment on the amendment to the social benefits law
Prague, October 21, 2024: The Initiative for Equality, Justice, and Human Rights highlights the negative impacts of the proposed amendment to social benefits on socially disadvantaged families and especially on children. The amendment may lead to loss of housing or indebtedness, or significant social decline. It will particularly affect families with children in complex situations, adults and children leaving educational or medical facilities, children's homes, detention facilities, and prisons. Currently, more than seven and a half thousand children are in institutional care in the Czech Republic. Children often end up in children's homes due to social problems. According to the J&T Foundation, housing shortage is also the reason in 48% of cases. Instead of supporting families to manage childcare, children are taken away from them.
You can download the entire press release in the attachment.
Media contact
Iva Kuchyňková, spokesperson for the Initiative for Equality, Justice, and Human Rights
tel. +420 603 280 738,
e-mail: iva.kuchynkova@charita.cz
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