The Bulgarian Experience: the Design and Implementation of Policies on Housing Allowances and the Labor Activation of Social Assistance Beneficiaries (UKR)

The report describes the organization of social protection system and implementation of active employment policy in Bulgaria. Having faced the surge in unemployment caused by economic reforms, which reached 18.5% in 2001, Bulgaria, with the support of international donors, has implemented numerous programs of returning unemployed persons to the labor market. The report presents the detailed description of these programs. It also contains information on the programs of housing subsidies and social assistance.